Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 24.9% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
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