Guangzhou vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$333
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
17
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
18.7M
317K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8211th ($763 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1036th and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661