Port Moresby vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$243	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	98
😀 Quality of life	49	76
🏙️ Population	317K	919K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 60% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8199th and 4288th ($572 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and South Korea, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 6768th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Seongnam

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	Port Moresby	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$12598

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019