Foshan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$230	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	9.5M	317K

The cost of living in Foshan is 7% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7844th and 8199th ($611 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3253rd and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Port Moresby

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	Foshan	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$4671

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796