Cost of living comparison
Iran is 30.7% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Iran instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
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