Niigata vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niigata	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2916	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1530	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	1
😀 Quality of life	67	35
🏙️ Population	791K	49K

The cost of living in Niigata is 45% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 5101st and 2019th ($1059 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 2nd in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 3754th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Port Vila

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	Niigata	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2642	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22.1	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.5	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15118	$6872

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493