Hong Kong vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	82	49
🏙️ Population	7.41M	317K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 367% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 621st and 8199th ($2674 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 632nd and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Port Moresby

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	Hong Kong	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$4671

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796