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Mexico City vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 5.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 56.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 32.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.18	$9.93 MX$193.63	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.11	$7.45 MX$145.23	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.23	$1.08 MX$21.05	+35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.61	$0.77 MX$15.07	-13.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.02	$2.45 MX$47.82	+65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK8.91	$4.87 MX$94.91	+121.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.43	$5.51 MX$107.41	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK14.93	$2.18 MX$42.57	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.28	$3.57 MX$69.64	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.31	$1.22 MX$23.83	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.84	$0.67 MX$13.05	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.07	$0.80 MX$15.58	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.19	$0.83 MX$16.14	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.37	$0.85 MX$16.60	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.54	$0.83 MX$16.14	-39.4%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.38	$4.64 MX$90.44	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK67.64	$17.87 MX$348.54	+7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK104,880.32	$18,615.02 MX$363,063.59	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK89.32	$3.47 MX$67.77	-84.2%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,254.55	$24.38 MX$475.49	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,508.48	$893.52 MX$17,427.05	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,468.95	$544.24 MX$10,614.66	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK316.59	$30.31 MX$591.18	-61.2%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,003.10	$381.33 MX$7,437.30	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,232.78	$8,426.99 MX$164,358.31	+87.3%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.04	$2.73 MX$53.25	+10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.43	$3.01 MX$58.63	+64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.31	$3.92 MX$76.49	-47.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK183.16	$53.69 MX$1,047.11	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.13	$4.96 MX$96.82	-42.7%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK159.08	$56.36 MX$1,099.14	+43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK180.66	$41.06 MX$800.81	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK260.95	$91.99 MX$1,794.21	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK398.95	$91.93 MX$1,792.97	-6.6%
Average			+18.0%

Port Moresby vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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