Port Vila vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Vila	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2349	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4649	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1577	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$556	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	1	81
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	49K	1.43M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 7% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1015th and 1380th ($2349 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd in Vanuatu and the United States, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6199th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port Vila	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1665	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2955	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2081	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6310	$10912

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$3054
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137