Port Moresby vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Moresby	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1373	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$245	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	17	19
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	317K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 15% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8211th and 7219th ($557 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 7532nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Zhumadian

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	Port Moresby	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$872	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.6	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3923	$9322

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525