Maoming vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$1373
🏠 One person rent	$416	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	17
😀 Quality of life	44	34
🏙️ Population	6.17M	317K

The cost of living in Maoming is 39% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6548th and 8211th ($774 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 Maoming compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6627th and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Port Moresby

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	Maoming	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$3923

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661