Port Vila vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Vila	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1938	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4119	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1983	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$2051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	83
😀 Quality of life	35	70
🏙️ Population	49K	1.08M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 72% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 2019th and 4703rd ($1938 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Vanuatu and South Korea, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Vila compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 7447th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Yongin

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	Port Vila	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.76	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1367	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$110	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1983	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.13	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$627	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6872	$20733

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565