Gwangju vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$434	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	17
😀 Quality of life	83	51
🏙️ Population	1.49M	317K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 101% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4821st and 8259th ($1101 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 439th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Port Moresby

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	Gwangju	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$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	$385	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$3751

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080

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