Port Moresby vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1375
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$238
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
68
😀 Quality of life
50
70
🏙️ Population
317K
12.6M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 8% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8303rd and 8548th ($562 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6661st and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Zhengzhou

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Port Moresby Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.61
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.89
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4989
$21955

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$2530
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$499
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$2020
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$1173
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$507
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$500
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$1273
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$2132
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$520
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$520
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$514
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$504
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$522
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$457
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$484
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$492
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$516
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$513
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$502
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$524
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$491
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$487
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$513
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$529
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$525
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$555
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$538
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$540
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$533
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$533
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$519
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$540
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$538
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$610
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$507
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$521
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$589
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$637
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$811
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$612
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$599
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$556
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$575
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$537
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$567