Port Moresby vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Moresby	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$537	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2601
🏠 One person rent	$232	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$845
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.4	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$402	$2621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	91
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	317K	1.23M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 46% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 8225th and 5418th ($537 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 2.7 months in Suwon. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 6125th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Suwon

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	Port Moresby	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.65	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$820	$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3799	$19843

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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

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992