Port Vila vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Vila	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4395	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$1302	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$2138	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$3197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	18
😀 Quality of life	50	85
🏙️ Population	49K	216K

The cost of living in Port Vila is 2% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1864th and 1932nd ($2068 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vanuatu and New Zealand, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6702nd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Wellington

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	Port Vila	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2804	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4262	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.27	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6804	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865