Port Vila vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Vila	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2349	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4649	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$1577	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$556	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	53
😀 Quality of life	50	69
🏙️ Population	49K	686K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 137% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1015th and 5761st ($2349 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 722nd in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 6199th and 2988th 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	$11.5	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1665	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2955	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2081	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.35	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6310	$21319

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$3054
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1700
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1693
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1755
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$901
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$603
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$921
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$898
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1459
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1464
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$596
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$963
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$961
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1754
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1925
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2141
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2491
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$629
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1877
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$661
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$661
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1289
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2205
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1939
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1634

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103