Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Bulgaria

Sofia vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 7.0% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Sofia
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Sofia
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Sofia
Childcare: pay 36.3% more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Sofia
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Sofia

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

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Sofia vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sofia instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK34.81	$16.80 BGN29.32	+115.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK24.87	$11.61 BGN20.26	+108.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.36	$2.42 BGN4.22	+222.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK2.98	$1.80 BGN3.15	+170.4%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.80	$1.53 BGN2.66	+0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.32	$5.70 BGN9.96	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK31.77	$7.46 BGN13.03	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.52	$4.37 BGN7.62	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.56	$3.92 BGN6.84	+51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.74	$0.99 BGN1.73	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.47	$0.92 BGN1.60	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.74	$0.86 BGN1.49	-74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.08	$1.93 BGN3.37	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.77	$0.48 BGN0.84	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.87	$0.41 BGN0.71	-69.0%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK16.91	$6.58 BGN11.49	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK99.46	$28.55 BGN49.85	+28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK224K	$30,149.36 BGN52,634.18	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK104.44	$9.05 BGN15.80	-61.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK410.28	$15.37 BGN26.83	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,177.88	$780.20 BGN1,362.07	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,486.56	$603.04 BGN1,052.78	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK401.21	$121.09 BGN211.40	+35.1%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 36.3% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,770.38	$763.67 BGN1,333.19	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK27,641.83	$12,650.99 BGN22,085.85	+104.8%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.43	$3.44 BGN6.00	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.07	$3.53 BGN6.17	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK28.84	$4.25 BGN7.43	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK275.18	$46.61 BGN81.37	-24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK39.79	$10.08 BGN17.59	+13.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK146.46	$89.18 BGN155.70	+172.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK141.73	$40.94 BGN71.48	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK609.21	$106.72 BGN186.31	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK733.54	$106.41 BGN185.77	-35.1%
Average			+15.7%

Port Moresby vs. Sofia - Cost of clothing

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