Port Vila vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Vila Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2349
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4649
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1577
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$556
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
100
😀 Quality of life
50
99
🏙️ Population
49K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 43% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1015th and 3085th ($2349 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vanuatu and Japan, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Japan 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 Tokyo. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6199th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Vila Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1665
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1329
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2955
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2003
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$115
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3472
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.35
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6310
$15495

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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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$1913
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$1531
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$661
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$1038
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