Cheongju vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$296	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	16
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	848K	317K

The cost of living in Cheongju is 54% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6471st and 8303rd ($865 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1395th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Port Moresby

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	Cheongju	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$4989

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$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
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$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
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786