Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.6 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
IRR169,000
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
|
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