Port Moresby vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Moresby	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$537	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$232	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.4	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$402	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	24
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	317K	6.56M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 7% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8225th and 7871st ($537 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6125th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Shaoyang

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	Port Moresby	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.65	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$820	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3799	$11076

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586