Port Vila vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Vila	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2036	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4465	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2221	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$234	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	50	44
🏙️ Population	49K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port Vila is 240% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1927th and 7983rd ($2036 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Vanuatu and China, respectively. Check Vanuatu vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Port Vila compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Port Vila ranked 1st best city to live in Vanuatu vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6693rd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port Vila	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1426	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4923	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.27	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.33	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6882	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513