Living in Vanuatu
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 854 properties are on the market as we write this.
£292ktypical asking price
£2ktypical rent a month
24/31most expensive of the islands here
21h05flying from London
6places you can fly to non-stop
12/12months above 20°C
What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Vanuatu are asking more than VT 47,000,000 — about £292k — and half less. That is 25% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site.
Renting, the middle of the market is VT 290,000 a month (£2k).
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Bahamas (£292k), Grenada (£264k), Curaçao (£260k), Bahrain (£175k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Bahamas, St Kitts & Nevis, Grenada — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)≈ 21h05 flying from London
Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)≈ 20h45 flying from London
Direct from VLI — 6 destinations, 6 airlines
Nouméa1h06 Air Calin
Brisbane2h50 Qantas, Virgin Australia
Auckland3h16 Solomon Airlines
Port Moresby3h33 Air Niugini
Sydney3h36 Jetstar
Christchurch4h07 Solomon Airlines
Airlines: Air Calin · Air Niugini · Jetstar · Qantas · Solomon Airlines · Virgin Australia
Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.
Within an hour's flight
day,Mt Yasur Volcano Day Tour, Tanna
ondaySanto day trip: Blue Holes, Champagne Beach & Million Dollar Point
07/14Fête Nationale (Bastille Day) military parade & fireworks
08/30Marathon International de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Marathon Mobil)
The weather, month by month
Climate · Port-Vila
31°J
31°F
31°M
30°A
29°M
27°J
27°J
27°A
28°S
29°O
30°N
31°D
Average daily high per month; 2471 mm rain a year. Most comfortable: Jul, Aug, Sep.
12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.
What is actually here
71 schools · 62 doctors & pharmacies · 57 food shops · 69 restaurants · 15 beaches · 2 golf · 8 sailing & marinas · 3 theatres & cinemas
On the island 492 places
⛳ Golf 2Port Vila Golf and Country ClubSanto Golf Club
⛵ Sailing & marinas 8Yachting WorldPort ResolutionLenakelVao LandingLitzlitz Warf
🌊 Watersports & diving 8SS President Coolidge scuba divingMillion Dollar Point scuba divingUSS Tucker (ship wreck) divingAore Adventures Sports & Lodge scuba divingMatava kayak 🏖 Beaches 15Eton BeachMosina BayVureas BayMele BeachAnnchor Inn Car Park
🍽 Restaurants 69Moo's Bar & Grill regionalChez Daniel frenchFlaming Bull SteakhouseLe Cafe du Village frenchPiha Bar & Restaurant regional
🍺 Bars & pubs 76Hideaway Beach Bar pubAnchor Inn Garden bar barClub de Sanma pubYoyo's Kava Bar barLast Flight Kava Bar bar
☕ Cafés 8Jungle Cafe coffee shopJills Cafe cafeAttar cafeK2 cafeGecko Pod Coffee cafe
🛒 Food shops 57Au Bon Marche Numbatu supermarketAu Bon Marche supermarketLeader Price supermarketLo Chan Moon supermarketBoucherie butcher
🎓 Schools 71École Primaire de LapkitPrimary SchoolÉcole Maternelle du Sacré-CœurPort Vila International SchoolÉcole
⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 62Vila Bay Medical Centre hospitalHealthcare Pharmacy pharmacyDispensaire hospitalDISPENSAIRE pharmacyMalau Health Centre clinic
🏋 Gyms & pools 7EX-FOL fitness centreVanuatu Musculation center fitness centreVanuatu Crossfit fitness centreSOLA Sport Complex sports centre · soccerfoodball field sports centre · football
🎾 Tennis & padel 1Korman Tennis Court tennis
🌳 Parks & nature 22Secret Gardens Cultural Centre and Native Reserve gardenCrab Bay Conservation AreaConservation AreaMallelvon Family Rite · nature reserveUnity Park
⛴ Ferry terminals 7Erakor Island ferry terminalElluk Plateau ferry terminalInter Island Ferry Wharf ferry terminalAore Resort Ferry ferry terminalMalo boat ferry terminal
What is for sale right now
Browse 795 homes for sale 59 to rent
Also in Pacific: Cook Islands, Samoa.
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-08-22 from 11 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side