Sofia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$436
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
76
61
🏙️ Population
1.38M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sofia is 36% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5668th and 6811th ($951 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Bulgaria and Iran, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 907th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tehran

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Sofia Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$1883

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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569