Ansan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ansan	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2926	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$439	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$935	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.2	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1565	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	623K	317K

The cost of living in Ansan is 96% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5018th and 8259th ($1070 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in South Korea and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check South Korea vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ansan compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Ansan ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1697th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ansan vs Port Moresby

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	Ansan	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.97	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.94%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21587	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.1	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.57	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21029	$3751

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Cities near Ansan

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.5 mi	Anyang	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Gunpo	$1098
13 km or 8.2 mi	Uiwang	$1063
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
19 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Siheung	$1283
30 km or 18 mi	Osan	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 20 mi	Seoul	$1334
35 km or 22 mi	Gimpo	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Yongin	$1127
37 km or 23 mi	Goyang	$1171
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangju	$1165
41 km or 26 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Hanam	$1161
44 km or 27 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
49 km or 31 mi	Namyangju	$1129
51 km or 31 mi	Dangjin	$1033
51 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
54 km or 33 mi	Anseong	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Yangju	$974
55 km or 34 mi	Icheon	$1020
57 km or 35 mi	Paju	$1075
65 km or 40 mi	Cheonan	$1151
69 km or 43 mi	Seosan	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
72 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
72 km or 45 mi	Yeoju	$1026
75 km or 47 mi	Kaesong	$1565
97 km or 60 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Wonju	$1074
100 km or 62 mi	Gongju	$1038
101 km or 63 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Sejong	$1019
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
109 km or 67 mi	Asan	$1038

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