Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 89.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,962
|
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 83.7% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,117
|
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,721
|
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD674
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD609
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD403
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,338
|
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,836
|
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,144
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD581,370
|
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD346,336
|
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,862
|
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,505,795
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,792
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,643
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,598
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,950
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
|
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