Port Vila vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	49K	5.45M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1927th and 370th ($2036 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vanuatu and Australia, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6693rd and 2nd 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	$12.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$25164

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863