Port Moresby vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$243	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	16	21
😀 Quality of life	49	46
🏙️ Population	317K	6.56M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 5% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8199th and 7929th ($572 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6768th and 7123rd 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	$4.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615