Port Vila vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3716
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1104
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$721
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
73
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
51.4K
1.06M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 79% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2223rd and 5135th ($1841 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Vila compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 7168th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$895
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.52%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3299
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6377
$6030

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$849
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$824
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$1422
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$574
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$576
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$974
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$978
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
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$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$744
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1413
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$1552
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$1481
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$1388
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$594
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$594
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
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$491
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1354
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$2279
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$1960
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$1994
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$1643

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$941
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$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
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$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
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$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
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$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
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$972
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$944
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$957
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$957
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$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
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$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
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$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
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$961
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$977
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$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
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$966
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$1000
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$954
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$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011