Port Vila vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	49K	824K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 85% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1927th and 5016th ($2036 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Sakai. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 6693rd and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Sakai

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	Port Vila	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$12933

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988