Busan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1353
🏠 One person rent
$390
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
317K

The cost of living in Busan is 94% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8259th ($1060 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 201st and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Port Moresby

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Busan Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$3751

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BusanPort Moresby

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$995
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$1002
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$992
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$977
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$1059
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$987
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$902
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$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
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$979
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$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
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$895
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$992
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$531
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$1335
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$420
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$1667
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$1411
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$1401
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$1411
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$1478
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$500
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$1557
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$1617
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$1638
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$505
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$1709
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$1683
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$1748
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$1504
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$1677
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$1431
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$2067
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$2239
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$507
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$1781
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$1946
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$502
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$1192
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$1192
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$511
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$501
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$1185
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$1963
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$503
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$1938
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$442
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$1652
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