Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 67.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,674
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,748
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,773
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,473
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,762
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,618
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,308,218
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,684
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,192
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,321
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,176
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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