Jeju Island vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$456	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	17
😀 Quality of life	62	51
🏙️ Population	678K	317K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 97% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4959th and 8259th ($1080 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 4837th and 6197th 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	$8.19	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$3751

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

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