Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 32.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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