Foshan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$156	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	9.5M	317K

The cost of living in Foshan is 7% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7900th and 8225th ($575 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1721st and 6125th 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	$3.49	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$3799

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688