Cost of Living Comparison Between Manchester and Port Vila Cost of Living Comparison Between Manchester and Port Vila

😐 Solo nomad: Manchester is 13.2% more expensive than Port Vila without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Manchester is 20.1% more expensive than Port Vila without rent, and 4.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.04
$11.33 VUV 1,332
80.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$95.8 £70.5
$66.1 VUV 7,768
44.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.68 £7.86
$9.47 VUV 1,113
12.78%
Cappuccino
$5.05 £3.72
$5.32 VUV 625
-5.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 £1.89
$2.22 VUV 261
15.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 £1.28
$1.74 VUV 205
-0.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.26 £5.34
$4.51 VUV 530
60.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.48 £5.51
$4.27 VUV 502
75.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.2
$2.32 VUV 272
-29.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.72 £1.26
$2.41 VUV 283
-28.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 £1.6
$3.9 VUV 458
-44.36%
Eggs
$3.89 £2.86
$5.13 VUV 603
-24.17%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.14 £8.93
$20.17 VUV 2,371
-39.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.7 £7.14
$18.32 VUV 2,154
-47.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.94 £12.46
$18.63 VUV 2,190
-9.07%
Apples (1kg)
$3.3 £2.43
$4.65 VUV 546
-29.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 £1.37
$2.08 VUV 244
-10.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.95 £2.91
$6.15 VUV 723
-35.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.35 £3.2
$2.46 VUV 289
76.83%
Potato (1kg)
$2.14 £1.58
$4.33 VUV 509
-50.58%
Onion (1kg)
$1.81 £1.33
$2.13 VUV 251
-15.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 £0.97
$2.59 VUV 304
-49.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.08 VUV 127
38.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.67 £13.74
$9.12 VUV 1,072
104.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.44 £7.68
$14.2 VUV 1,669
-26.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 £1.9
$3.11 VUV 365
-17.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 £2.54
$2.92 VUV 344
18.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.74 £2.02
$1.71 VUV 202
60.23%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$123 £90.2
$67.6 VUV 7,950
81.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.3 £3.9
$2.17 VUV 255
144.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.92 £2.15
$0.83 VUV 97.4
251.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.89 £24.94
$5.18 VUV 609
554.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.85 VUV 217
1.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.2K
$22.9K VUV 2.7M
67.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.9K £30.1K
$37.3K VUV 4.4M
9.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$293 £215
$536 VUV 63K
-45.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.46 £16.53
$25.64 VUV 3,014
-12.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.09 £31.71
$227 VUV 26.7K
-81.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.03 £30.19
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.53 £11.43
$16.58 VUV 1,949
-6.33%
Cinema Ticket
$13.75 £10.12
$12.77 VUV 1,502
7.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,981 £1,458
$612 VUV 71.9K
223.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$20.6K £15.2K
$6,786 VUV 797.7K
204.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.8 £67.5
$47.09 VUV 5,535
94.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.44 £30.49
$66.3 VUV 7,787
-37.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.9 £64.7
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 £78
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 £1,174
$1,852 VUV 217.7K
-13.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,267 £932
$1,387 VUV 163K
-8.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,742 £2,018
$3,401 VUV 399.7K
-19.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,072 £1,525
$2,028 VUV 238.4K
2.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,685 £4,184
$3,802 VUV 446.9K
49.54%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,908 £2,876
$2,271 VUV 266.9K
72.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Manchester
Port Vila
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,332 £2,452
$764 VUV 89.8K
336.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.92
7
-15.43%

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Last update for Manchester: October 29, 2025

Last update for Port Vila: October 28, 2025

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