Perth vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	98	35
🏙️ Population	2.14M	49K

The cost of living in Perth is 7% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1654th and 2019th ($2075 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Australia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Australia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 6th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Port Vila

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	Perth	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$6872

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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