Guangzhou vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$333
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$402
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
17
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
18.7M
317K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6607th and 8225th ($742 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 955th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3799

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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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