Port Moresby vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$238	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	16	17
😀 Quality of life	50	44
🏙️ Population	317K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 6% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8303rd and 7983rd ($562 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6661st and 7353rd 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	$4.05	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.23
🥤 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	$229	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$8478

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513