Port Vila vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$4401
😷 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 1864th and 154th ($2068 vs $3119) 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 6702nd and 5th 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	$12.4	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663