Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 70.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,803
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,875
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD551
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,039
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,147
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,831
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,288
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD388
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,559
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,428,582
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,932
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,606
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,550
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,657
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,713
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,526
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,297,959
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,076
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,120
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,655
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,822
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,743
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 74.7% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD31,996
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,651
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,390
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,673
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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