Port Vila vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Vila	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3716	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1104	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	1
😀 Quality of life	40	26
🏙️ Population	51.4K	63.4K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 275% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 2223rd and 8567th ($1841 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vanuatu and Kiribati, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Vila compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7168th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port Vila	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.1	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$895	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.1	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6377	$3154

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506