Port Moresby vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$572
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$243
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
16
65
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
317K
1.13M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 44% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8199th and 5510th ($572 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 2.6 months in Ulsan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 6768th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Ulsan

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Port Moresby Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$15450

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$506
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$1835
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$1864
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$1988
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$1766
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$2269
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$1813
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$1590
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$2352
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$2528
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$506
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$2703
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$2062
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$512
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$1176
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$1175
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$522
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$513
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$1288
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$2172
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$783
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$514
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$2068
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$437
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$1865
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$1865
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$1928
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$1796

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$997
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$976
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$1032
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$1043
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$994
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$961
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$981
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$943
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$1111
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$916
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$916
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$945
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$951
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$944
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$954
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$994
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$996
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$1008
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$970
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$1014
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$976
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$922
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$892
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$1003
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$945
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$944
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$903
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$986
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$1008
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