Port Moresby vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$243	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	81
😀 Quality of life	49	74
🏙️ Population	317K	13.9M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 14% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8199th and 7496th ($572 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6768th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Tianjin

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	Port Moresby	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547