Port Vila vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	49K	737K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 36% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1927th and 126th ($2036 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6693rd and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port Vila	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098