Port Moresby vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1373
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$245
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
17
24
😀 Quality of life
34
39
🏙️ Population
317K
6.56M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 9% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8211th and 7649th ($557 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 0.8 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 266th in China, while ranked 7532nd and 7013th 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
$3.76
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$10066

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$570
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$600
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$599
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$603
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$595
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$611
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$601
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$582
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$497
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$584
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$556
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$746
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$596
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$594
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$538
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$552
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$623
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$783
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$566
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$611
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$780
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$592
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$573
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$590
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$628
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$580
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$605
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$614
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$813
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$607
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$619
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$581
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