Busan vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1375
🏠 One person rent
$427
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
16
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
3.45M
317K

The cost of living in Busan is 93% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8303rd ($1084 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 120th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$4989

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$992
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$946
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$1023
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$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
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$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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$546
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$1851
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$492
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$2015
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$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
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$1720
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$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1825
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$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2530
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$499
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$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2020
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$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
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$2132
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$788
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$499
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$2036
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$421
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1851
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$1844
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$1911
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$1786