Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 84.7% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
$12.38
PGK50.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
$7.43
PGK30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
$0.80
PGK3.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
$7.01
PGK28.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
$3.68
PGK14.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
$3.28
PGK13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
$1.19
PGK4.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
$4.29
PGK17.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
$16.69
PGK67.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,543.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
$22.04
PGK89.04
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,477.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
$609.17
PGK2,461.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
$78.11
PGK315.57
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,174.17
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
$7.48
PGK30.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
$45.19
PGK182.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
$39.25
PGK158.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
$44.57
PGK180.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
$64.38
PGK260.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
$98.43
PGK397.66
|
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