Port Moresby vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$537
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$232
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
17
24
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
317K
7.82M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 28% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8225th and 6604th ($537 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Papua New Guinea and China, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6125th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3799
$14498

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$668
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$584
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$594
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$617
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$640
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$532
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$626
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$616
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$801
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$660
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$599
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$563
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$554
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$608
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$599
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$613
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$585
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$506
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$583
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$640
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$570
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$579
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$542
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$531
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$610
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$601
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$651
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$571
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$532
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$605
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$589
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$583
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$543