Port Vila vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	50	79
🏙️ Population	49K	726K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 108% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1864th and 5717th ($2068 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 6702nd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Sagamihara

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	Port Vila	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$12309

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126