Port Moresby vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$245	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$1954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	317K	9.67M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 59% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8120th and 4296th ($566 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6522nd and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Seoul

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	Port Moresby	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$21347

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020