Port Vila vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2036
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4465
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2221
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$234
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
73
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
49K
1.06M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 102% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1927th and 5531st ($2036 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6693rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1426
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2610
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$115
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4923
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.27
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.33
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6882
$4242

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$1911
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$1095
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$680
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014