Port Vila vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Vila	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3716	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1104	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	1	87
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	51.4K	1.01M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2223rd and 22nd ($1841 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 0.4 months in Port Vila compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7168th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs San Jose, United States

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	Port Vila	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$895	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.1	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.36	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6377	$15889

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123