Port Vila vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	92
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	49K	6.26M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 74% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1864th and 4795th ($2068 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vanuatu and Chile, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6702nd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Santiago

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	Port Vila	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$10578

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849