Bulgaria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$500
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$184
💸 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
70
9
🏙️ Population
6.44M
109M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 0.2% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 88th 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 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 52nd and 191st 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
$11.8
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$4128

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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
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K