Port Vila vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	49K	2.79M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 16% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1927th and 1059th ($2036 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 6693rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port Vila	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053