Busan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$427
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
317K

The cost of living in Busan is 96% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4938th and 8120th ($1108 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 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 150th and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$4033

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$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
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$548
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$1513
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$507
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$1683
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1419
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1417
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$496
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$500
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$502
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$513
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$520
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$733
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$512
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$447
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1633