New York City vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in New York City is 103% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4th and 1864th ($4207 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United States and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United States vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 18th and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Port Vila

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	New York City	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$6804

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527