Baghdad vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$501
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.21M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5729th and 4339th ($976 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5887th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sofia

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Baghdad Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800