Maoming vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$423	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	16
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	6.17M	317K

The cost of living in Maoming is 42% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6780th and 8303rd ($797 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6580th and 6661st 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	$2.2	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$4989

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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