Port Vila vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	21
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	49K	6.56M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 244% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1864th and 7929th ($2068 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6702nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Shaoyang

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	Port Vila	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$11939

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615