Port Vila vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4044
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1157
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1891
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
72
😀 Quality of life
38
90
🏙️ Population
49K
1.06M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 76% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5094th ($1884 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7974th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2429
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$110
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3691
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.59
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.26
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.23
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.07
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.79
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6627
$5899

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$997
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$596
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$836
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$818
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$1419
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$1417
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$684
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$683
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$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi Mua
$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
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$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$733
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi Whangarei
$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi Manase
$751
2169 km or 1347 mi Apia
$753
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi South Tarawa
$533
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$1961
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$1716
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$1678
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$1499

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Distance City Cost of living
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$989
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$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
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$951
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$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
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$942
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$1011
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$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013