Bulgaria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$369
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$628
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
20
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
1%
🎓 Higher education
72
42
😀 Quality of life
65
12
🏙️ Population
6.8M
106M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 19% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 80th 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 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 50th and 185th 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
$8.68
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$3992

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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
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K