Busan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$395
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
89
34
🏙️ Population
3.45M
317K

The cost of living in Busan is 101% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4837th and 8211th ($1122 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 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 181st and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$3923

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$1002
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$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
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$1099
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$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
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$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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$541
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$1442
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$459
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$1303
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$1459
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$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
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$1689
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$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
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$1925
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$1635
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$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
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$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
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$535
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$1958
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$3054
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$511
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$1168
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$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
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$1289
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$1913
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$629
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$511
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$2349
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$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
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$1755
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$1661