Pohang vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$1373
🏠 One person rent	$445	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	17
😀 Quality of life	66	34
🏙️ Population	504K	317K

The cost of living in Pohang is 80% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5692nd and 8211th ($1000 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3937th and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Port Moresby

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	Pohang	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.67	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$3923

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661