Hefei vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$205	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	66	51
🏙️ Population	9.37M	317K

The cost of living in Hefei is 14% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7405th and 8259th ($625 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3963rd and 6197th 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	$3.46	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$3751

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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