Mexico vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$462
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$800
$213
💸 GDP per capita
$14158
$3076
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
13%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
48
39
🏙️ Population
131M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1007) is 79% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($562). Mexico ranked 95th vs 174th for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 96th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Mexico and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1070
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$7.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6912
$4010

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Cities Comparison in Mexico vs Papua New Guinea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$566
317K
Lae
$548
101K