Perth vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	2.14M	49K

The cost of living in Perth is 18% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 978th and 1864th ($2448 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Australia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 10th and 6702nd 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	$15.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$6804

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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