Port Vila vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$827
😷 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 237% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1927th and 7943rd ($2036 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6693rd and 7142nd 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	$12.7	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619