Port Vila vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Vila	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4044	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1157	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$1891	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	91
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	49K	1.23M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 77% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5112th ($1884 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Vanuatu and South Korea, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 7974th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Suwon

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	Port Vila	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2429	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$110	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3691	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.26	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.23	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.07	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.79	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6627	$10980

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050