Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 9.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
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