Port Vila vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1938
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1983
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.4
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
1
99
😀 Quality of life
35
77
🏙️ Population
49K
1.33M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 62% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2019th and 4495th ($1938 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Vila compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 7447th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1367
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.9
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$110
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1983
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.88
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6872
$14676

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$808
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$810
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$661
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$659
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$1001
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$1002
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$1638
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$1557
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$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1683
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$1748
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$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2067
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$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
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$1411
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$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
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$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
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$514
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$1968
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$1709
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$1736
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$1493

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$1033
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$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
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$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
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$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
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$1079
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$1607
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$1114
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$1080
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$1071
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$1109
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$1099
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$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125