Hefei vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$269	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	9.37M	317K

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6756th and 8225th ($707 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3921st and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Port Moresby

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	Hefei	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$3799

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

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