Bulgaria vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$339
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$580
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$13974
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
23
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
35%
🎓 Higher education
71
52
😀 Quality of life
64
30
🏙️ Population
7M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($773) is 3% more expensive than in Iraq ($754). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 124th 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 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 52nd and 147th 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
$8.24
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1889
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.62
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.6
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6422
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$951
1.38M
Plovdiv
$712
384K
Varna
$851
369K
Burgas
$508
226K
Stara Zagora
$641
155K
Ruse
$619
159K
Pleven
$719
120K
Yambol
$563
81.4K
Shumen
$611
95.4K
Pernik
$598
81.3K
Pazardzhik
$660
83.1K
Dobrich
$646
89.7K
Sliven
$616
89.4K
Veliko Tarnovo
$654
71K
Haskovo
$697
91.9K
Blagoevgrad
$533
82.2K
Gabrovo
$495
60.5K
Vratsa
$865
67.1K
Vidin
$661
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$626
59K
Bansko
$852
9.56K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K