Port Moresby vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$243	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	18
😀 Quality of life	49	47
🏙️ Population	317K	6.49M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 14% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8199th and 7479th ($572 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6768th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Shangrao

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	Port Moresby	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$30231

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633