Port Vila vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Vila	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2349	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4649	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$1577	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$556	$2748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	91
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	49K	1.23M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 142% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1015th and 5892nd ($2349 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in Vanuatu and South Korea, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 6199th and 111th 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	$11.5	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1665	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2955	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2081	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.35	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6310	$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066