Port Vila vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	1
😀 Quality of life	50	30
🏙️ Population	49K	63.4K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 287% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1927th and 8528th ($2036 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vanuatu and Kiribati, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6693rd and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/port-vila/south-tarawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Port Vila vs South Tarawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/port-vila/south-tarawa" target="_blank">Port Vila vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Port Vila vs South Tarawa

Prices for goods and services in Port Vila and South Tarawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Port Vila	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$4506

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649