Bulgaria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$485
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$649
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
20
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
1%
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
69
8
🏙️ Population
6.44M
109M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 5% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 85th for the DR Congo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 53rd and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 25 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.

Bulgaria DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$4172

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1163
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1039
480K
Likasi
$1039
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
2.89M
Kananga
$1037
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1133
1.79M
Kisangani
$961
1.37M
Tshikapa
$999
1.01M
Uvira
$839
726K
Bukavu
$798
707K
Kalemie
$786
147K
Mbandaka
$851
470K
Kikwit
$932
398K
Bunia
$825
328K
Matadi
$895
306K
Beni
$810
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$895
196K
Isiro
$876
183K
Kindu
$785
172K
Boma
$870
163K
Butembo
$798
155K
Gandajika
$887
146K
Gemena
$816
139K
Bumba
$857
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
100K