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Port Moresby vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 33.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 39.7% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 8.4% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 34.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$9.48 PGK40.21	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.92 PGK25.13	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.77 PGK3.27	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.81 PGK3.45	-37.7%
Average			-34.7%

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.55 PGK6.60	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$2.19 PGK9.30	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$7.39 PGK31.35	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.78 PGK16.04	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.82 PGK11.97	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.81 PGK7.69	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.29 PGK5.47	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$2.49 PGK10.56	+155.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.49 PGK10.56	+174.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.48 PGK6.29	+54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.23 PGK5.20	+23.2%
Average			+39.7%

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.14 PGK17.57	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$23.69 PGK100.53	+21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$24.88 PGK105.56	+462.2%
Average			+119.0%

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$165.84 PGK703.70	+436.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$80.08 PGK339.79	+114.3%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 8.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-63.6%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.37 PGK10.05	-27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.25 PGK9.55	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$6.75 PGK28.65	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$73.52 PGK311.97	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.30 PGK43.71	+58.1%
Average			+14.2%

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$31.15 PGK132.20	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$36.48 PGK154.81	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$76.40 PGK324.21	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$97.73 PGK414.68	-11.9%
Average			-28.1%

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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