Maoming vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$422	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	16
😀 Quality of life	52	49
🏙️ Population	6.17M	317K

The cost of living in Maoming is 38% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6807th and 8199th ($789 vs $572) 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6563rd and 6768th 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	$2.18	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$4671

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

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