Beijing vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$648	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	21.9M	317K

The cost of living in Beijing is 97% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4987th and 8303rd ($1108 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check China vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2361st and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Port Moresby

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	Beijing	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$4989

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786