Port Vila vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Vila	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3716	$1596
🏠 One person rent	$1104	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	40	41
🏙️ Population	51.4K	9.03M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 215% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2223rd and 7809th ($1841 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 370th in Vanuatu and China, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Vila compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 7168th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Vila vs Zhoukou

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	Port Vila	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.7	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.1	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$895	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6377	$13369

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Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$608
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$617
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$599
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$563
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$589
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$554
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$743
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$541
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$660
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$542
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$621
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$531
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$543
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$746
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$554
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1400
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$539
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$583
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$642
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$525
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$626
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$579
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$524
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$544
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$498
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$629
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$640
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$801
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$614
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$639
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$532