Port Moresby vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$238	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	98
😀 Quality of life	51	70
🏙️ Population	317K	12.3M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 17% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8259th and 7163rd ($547 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6197th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Wuhan

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	Port Moresby	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$8658

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586