Port Vila vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2349
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4649
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1577
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$556
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
1
84
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
49K
3.03M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 152% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1015th and 6052nd ($2349 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vanuatu and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Port Vila compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6199th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1665
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1329
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2955
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2003
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$115
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3472
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.35
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6310
$13638

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$963
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$961
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$1835
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$1689
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$1733
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$1754
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$1925
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$1615
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$2141
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$2491
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$2300
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$629
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$1958
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$1877
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$1514
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$1635
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$1913
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$1531
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$661
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$661
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$1661
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$1861
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$521
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$1289
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$1939
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$841
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$818
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$698
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$761
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$707
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$864
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$828
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$868
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$1060
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$745
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$1158
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$841
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$1028
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$801
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$932
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$661
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$654
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$666
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$821
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$706
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$807
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$683
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$731
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$1229
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$673
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$713
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$642
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$719
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$605
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$592
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$776
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$712
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$702
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