Goyang vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goyang	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3157	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$468	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	17
😀 Quality of life	73	51
🏙️ Population	1.06M	317K

The cost of living in Goyang is 114% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4560th and 8259th ($1171 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1533rd and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Port Moresby

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	Goyang	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1128	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.93%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10973	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6475	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.77	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.78	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20735	$3751

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Goyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 10 mi	Seoul	$1334
18 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Paju	$1075
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
21 km or 13 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
23 km or 15 mi	Yangju	$974
27 km or 17 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Guri	$1122
29 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
33 km or 21 mi	Namyangju	$1129
34 km or 21 mi	Gunpo	$1098
35 km or 22 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
36 km or 22 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 22 mi	Seongnam	$1400
36 km or 23 mi	Siheung	$1283
37 km or 23 mi	Uiwang	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ansan	$1070
42 km or 26 mi	Pocheon	$1040
43 km or 26 mi	Kaesong	$1565
44 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
46 km or 29 mi	Gwangju	$1165
51 km or 32 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
57 km or 35 mi	Yongin	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Osan	$1042
68 km or 42 mi	Icheon	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
82 km or 51 mi	Yeoju	$1026
82 km or 51 mi	Anseong	$1026
83 km or 51 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Dangjin	$1033
99 km or 61 mi	Cheonan	$1151
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
103 km or 64 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Haeju	$1550
123 km or 77 mi	Chungju	$900
127 km or 79 mi	Cheongju	$936
133 km or 83 mi	Sariwon	$1561
135 km or 84 mi	Jecheon	$1016

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681