Port Vila vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Vila	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4044	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1157	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1891	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	52
😀 Quality of life	38	89
🏙️ Population	49K	686K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 84% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5380th ($1884 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 7974th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Shizuoka

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	Port Vila	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2429	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$110	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3691	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.26	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.23	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.07	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.79	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6627	$19584

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068