Port Vila vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	1	18
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	49K	6.49M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 198% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1927th and 7385th ($2036 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6693rd and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Shangrao

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	Port Vila	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628