Port Moresby vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$245	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	24
😀 Quality of life	51	45
🏙️ Population	317K	6.56M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 6% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8120th and 7790th ($566 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6522nd and 7090th 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	$4.01	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$10279

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599