Port Moresby vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$245	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	85
😀 Quality of life	51	71
🏙️ Population	317K	9.07M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 2% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8120th and 8245th ($566 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6522nd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Shenyang

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	Port Moresby	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501