Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.4 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
|
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