Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
|
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