Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 94.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 96.2% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
|
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