Hwaseong vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hwaseong	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$447	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.2	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1942	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	17
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	904K	317K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 102% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4774th and 8225th ($1088 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.8 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Hwaseong ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1531st and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Port Moresby

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	Hwaseong	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9061	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5987	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.4	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18696	$3799

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Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$987
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1054
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1097
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1024
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1152
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1081
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1121
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1124
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1444
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$986
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1144
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1005
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1101
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$940
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$949
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1106
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$983
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1072
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$973
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1041
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$949
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$903
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$992
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1084
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688