Kinshasa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$578	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1394
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	70
😀 Quality of life	40	78
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5261st ($1120 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6909th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Sofia

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	Kinshasa	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$6749

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764

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