Guangzhou vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$354
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
16
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
317K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6835th and 8199th ($782 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2285th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Port Moresby

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4671

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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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