Port Vila vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Vila	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1938	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4119	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1983	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	26
😀 Quality of life	35	57
🏙️ Population	49K	88.3K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 140% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 2019th and 6407th ($1938 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vanuatu and Fiji, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Vila compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7447th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Suva

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	Port Vila	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.76	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1367	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.9	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$110	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1983	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.13	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$627	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6872	$13954

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751