Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 51.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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