Jeju Island vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeju Island	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$454	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.7	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1660	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	16
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	666K	317K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 85% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5282nd and 8303rd ($1037 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Jeju Island ranked 74th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5127th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Port Moresby

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	Jeju Island	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8684	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5507	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.81	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.6	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20855	$4989

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870

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