Ganzhou vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$352	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	17
😀 Quality of life	43	51
🏙️ Population	8.97M	317K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 39% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6620th and 8259th ($761 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6697th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Port Moresby

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	Ganzhou	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$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	$404	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$3751

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

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