Brazzaville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$235	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	69
😀 Quality of life	27	76
🏙️ Population	1.83M	1.38M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 41% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8028th and 5668th ($561 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the Congo vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8703rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Sofia

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	Brazzaville	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$7940

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619