Port Vila vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	89
😀 Quality of life	50	97
🏙️ Population	49K	5.87M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 34% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1927th and 165th ($2036 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vanuatu and Singapore, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Singapore 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 Singapore City. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6693rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Singapore City

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	Port Vila	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637