Brazzaville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$247	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1394
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	35	78
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.4M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 44% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7901st and 5261st ($580 vs $1037) 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 7456th and 723rd 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	$3.51	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$6749

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633