Port Vila vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	76
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	49K	3.01M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 276% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1864th and 8392nd ($2068 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Vanuatu and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6702nd and 5172nd 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	$12.4	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$9112

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493