Port Vila vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2349
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4649
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1577
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$556
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
1
99
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
49K
1.33M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 126% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1015th and 5386th ($2349 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 6199th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1665
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1329
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2955
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2003
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$115
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3472
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.35
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6310
$12701

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$3054
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$1700
528 km or 328 mi Paita
$1693
538 km or 334 mi Noumea
$1755
965 km or 600 mi Nadi
$901
970 km or 603 mi Lautoka
$603
1073 km or 667 mi Suva
$921
1080 km or 671 mi Nasinu
$898
1291 km or 802 mi Honiara
$1459
1293 km or 804 mi Auki
$1464
1563 km or 971 mi Vaiaku
$596
1565 km or 972 mi Funafuti
$596
1769 km or 1099 mi Nukualofa
$963
1779 km or 1105 mi Mua
$961
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
1829 km or 1137 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1754
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1925
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1615
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2141
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2491
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2300
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$629
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$1958
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1877
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1997 km or 1241 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2085 km or 1296 mi Whangarei
$1531
2123 km or 1319 mi Manase
$661
2169 km or 1347 mi Apia
$661
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2190 km or 1361 mi South Tarawa
$521
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1289
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$2205
2220 km or 1380 mi Waitakere
$1848
2234 km or 1388 mi Manukau
$1939
2257 km or 1402 mi Pukekohe
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075