Port Moresby vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$243	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	74
😀 Quality of life	49	70
🏙️ Population	317K	9.07M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 0.5% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8199th and 8176th ($572 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6768th and 3872nd 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	$4.2	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523