Port Vila vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Vila	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2349	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4649	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1577	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$556	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	50	99
🏙️ Population	49K	4.84M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 16% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1015th and 312th ($2349 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vanuatu and Australia, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6199th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Sydney

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	Port Vila	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1665	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2955	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2081	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.35	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6310	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754