Port Vila vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	50	44
🏙️ Population	49K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 233% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1927th and 7879th ($2036 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd in Vanuatu and China, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6693rd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Shangqiu

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	Port Vila	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522