Jeju Island vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$418	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	17
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	678K	317K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 97% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8225th ($1056 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3677th and 6125th 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	$8.4	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$3799

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

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