Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 94.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD396
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 96.2% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
|
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