Hengyang vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$222	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	16
😀 Quality of life	49	50
🏙️ Population	6.65M	317K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 7% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7957th and 8303rd ($602 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6806th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Port Moresby

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	Hengyang	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$4989

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786