Port Moresby vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2422
🏠 One person rent	$238	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2022
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	65
😀 Quality of life	50	73
🏙️ Population	317K	1.13M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 41% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8303rd and 5867th ($562 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th 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 2.1 months in Ulsan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 6661st and 2462nd 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	$4.05	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$17593

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1044
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$1014
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1084
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1013
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$974
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$946
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$982
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$914
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1051
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$883
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$887
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$919
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$931
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$961
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$955
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$930
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$973
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$950
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$905
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$771
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$852
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$993
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$933
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$892
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$865
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$971
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$953
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$990
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$934
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$938