Port Vila vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	49K	2.79M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 17% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1864th and 897th ($2068 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vanuatu and Canada, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs Canada 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 Toronto. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6702nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Toronto

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	Port Vila	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$20314

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029