Bulgaria vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$376
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
23
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
35%
🎓 Higher education
71
52
😀 Quality of life
65
30
🏙️ Population
7M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 13% more expensive than in Iraq ($745). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 129th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 49th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bulgaria Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$2450

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K