Port Vila vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Vila	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2349	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4649	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1577	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$556	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	72
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	49K	3.01M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 321% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1015th and 8199th ($2349 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Vanuatu and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6199th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Surabaya

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	Port Vila	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1665	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2955	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2081	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.35	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6310	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515