Port Vila vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	1	75
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	49K	1.96M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 79% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1927th and 4901st ($2036 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6693rd and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Sapporo

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	Port Vila	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$9894

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061