Port Moresby vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$238	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	18
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	317K	6.49M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 18% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8303rd and 7385th ($562 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 0.4 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 234th in China, while ranked 6661st and 7068th 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	$4.05	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$25646

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628