Port Vila vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Vila	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4044	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1157	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1891	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	38	82
🏙️ Population	49K	726K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 85% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5415th ($1884 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 7974th and 593rd 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	$10.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2429	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$110	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3691	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.26	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.23	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.07	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.79	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6627	$10783

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076