Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 95.0% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 54.9% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 15.3% more in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Iran, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Iran	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$10.15 BGN17.66	+172.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$9.64 BGN16.77	+144.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$1.44 BGN2.50	+171.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$1.01 BGN1.75	-0.5%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Iran	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$0.95 BGN1.65	+111.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$4.69 BGN8.16	+171.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$6.44 BGN11.21	+160.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$3.03 BGN5.28	+161.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$3.28 BGN5.70	+153.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$0.70 BGN1.22	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$0.85 BGN1.47	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$0.80 BGN1.39	+106.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$1.05 BGN1.82	+304.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$0.51 BGN0.89	+123.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$0.44 BGN0.77	+107.7%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Iran	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$6.06 BGN10.54	+458.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	$23.17 BGN40.33	+138.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$7.01 BGN12.19	+135.2%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 54.9% more for housing

	Iran	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$13.39 BGN23.30	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$353.09 BGN614.48	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$263.80 BGN459.09	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$82.79 BGN144.08	+678.2%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Iran	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$384.45 BGN669.05	+387.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+347.1%
Average			+367.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$2.06 BGN3.59	+152.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$2.17 BGN3.77	+85.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$3.64 BGN6.33	+79.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$31.52 BGN54.86	+85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$7.19 BGN12.52	+374.7%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 15.3% more for clothing

	Iran	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$49.90 BGN86.85	+93.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$29.26 BGN50.92	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$77.75 BGN135.31	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$76.05 BGN132.34	+18.7%
Average			+15.3%

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