Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 2.6 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Sofia
Transportation: pay 92.8% more in Sofia
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Sofia
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Sofia
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Sofia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Sofia are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sofia.

Sofia vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sofia instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tehran	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$10.96 BGN19.78	+174.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$8.22 BGN14.84	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$1.48 BGN2.67	+225.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$1.03 BGN1.86	-5.1%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$1.12 BGN2.03	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$5.28 BGN9.53	+188.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$6.60 BGN11.91	+184.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$3.55 BGN6.40	+181.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$3.50 BGN6.31	+89.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$0.80 BGN1.44	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.85 BGN1.54	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.81 BGN1.46	+92.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$1.11 BGN2.00	+249.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.51 BGN0.91	+109.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.47 BGN0.85	+78.2%
Average			+125.4%

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pay 92.8% more for transportation

	Tehran	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$5.66 BGN10.21	+105.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$27.40 BGN49.45	+174.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$29,952.87 BGN54,059.72	-66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$7.51 BGN13.55	+158.9%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Tehran	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$13.48 BGN24.33	+98.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$570.94 BGN1,030.44	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$430.23 BGN776.49	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$114.12 BGN205.97	+859.8%
Average			+250.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$554.43 BGN1,000.65	+350.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$6,747.31 BGN12,177.73	+284.8%
Average			+317.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$2.74 BGN4.95	+242.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$2.26 BGN4.08	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$3.34 BGN6.03	+33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$37.04 BGN66.86	+92.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$8.22 BGN14.84	+448.0%
Average			+173.4%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Tehran	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$70.63 BGN127.48	+95.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$33.57 BGN60.59	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$99.28 BGN179.18	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$102.16 BGN184.38	+45.8%
Average			+33.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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