Bijie vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$208	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	9	17
😀 Quality of life	43	51
🏙️ Population	6.9M	317K

The cost of living in Bijie is 7% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7844th and 8259th ($584 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6717th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Port Moresby

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	Bijie	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$3751

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681