Cost of Living Comparison Between Erbil and Burgas Cost of Living Comparison Between Erbil and Burgas

🙂 Solo nomad: Erbil is 2.9% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Erbil is 10.5% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.69 IQD 10.1K

$11.78 BGN 19.09

-34.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.10 IQD 30.3K

$40.99 BGN 66.4

-43.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.79 IQD 11.5K

$8.64 BGN 13.99

1.74%

Cappuccino

$3.13 IQD 4,105

$2.49 BGN 4.03

25.70%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 IQD 677

$1.37 BGN 2.23

-62.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 IQD 289

$0.71 BGN 1.15

-69.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.95 IQD 2,555

$2.02 BGN 3.27

-3.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 IQD 2,704

$2.97 BGN 4.81

-30.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 IQD 1,751

$1.63 BGN 2.64

-18.40%

White Bread (500g)

$0.84 IQD 1,103

$0.87 BGN 1.42

-3.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 IQD 2,356

$1.87 BGN 3.03

-3.74%

Eggs

$1.97 IQD 2,588

$3.42 BGN 5.54

-42.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.54 IQD 9,888

$9.23 BGN 14.95

-18.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.75 IQD 6,232

$8.13 BGN 13.17

-41.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.00 IQD 18.4K

$11.66 BGN 18.88

20.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.14 IQD 1,493

$1.85 BGN 3.00

-38.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.16 IQD 1,522

$2.04 BGN 3.30

-43.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.13 IQD 1,481

$2.06 BGN 3.34

-45.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 IQD 976

$2.44 BGN 3.96

-69.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 IQD 949

$1.43 BGN 2.32

-49.65%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 924

$1.33 BGN 2.15

-47.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 IQD 966

$1.01 BGN 1.64

-26.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 IQD 733

$0.82 BGN 1.32

-31.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.64 IQD 3,466

$3.56 BGN 5.77

-25.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.45 IQD 16.3K

$6.69 BGN 10.84

86.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 IQD 1,808

$1.00 BGN 1.61

38.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.00 IQD 2,623

$1.80 BGN 2.91

11.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.59 IQD 780

$0.84 BGN 1.36

-29.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.66 IQD 45.5K

$35.87 BGN 58.1

-3.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.28 IQD 2,990

$1.21 BGN 1.97

88.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.29 IQD 3,010

$0.71 BGN 1.14

222.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.08 IQD 9,285

$13.33 BGN 21.60

-46.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.70 IQD 915

$1.50 BGN 2.43

-53.33%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.5K IQD 25.6M

$32.9K BGN 53.2K

-40.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.6K IQD 27.0M

$25.2K BGN 40.8K

-18.28%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$101 IQD 132.5K

$96.1 BGN 156

5.14%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.55 IQD 23.0K

$16.83 BGN 27.26

4.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.42 IQD 38.6K

$14.03 BGN 22.73

109.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$73.4 IQD 96.3K

$31.33 BGN 50.8

134.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.74 IQD 15.4K

$15.50 BGN 25.12

-24.26%

Cinema Ticket

$11.69 IQD 15.3K

$8.76 BGN 14.18

33.45%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$266 IQD 348.4K

$236 BGN 383

12.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,301 IQD 4.3M

$4,166 BGN 6,749

-20.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.12 IQD 43.5K

$58.9 BGN 95.4

-43.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.75 IQD 65.3K

$42.26 BGN 68.5

17.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.1 IQD 109.0K

$83.0 BGN 135

0.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.8 IQD 100.8K

$71.9 BGN 117

6.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$439 IQD 576.3K

$517 BGN 837

-15.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$276 IQD 361.8K

$391 BGN 634

-29.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$738 IQD 968.8K

$883 BGN 1,431

-16.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 IQD 633.7K

$620 BGN 1,004

-22.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,112 IQD 1.5M

$2,546 BGN 4,125

-56.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$664 IQD 870.7K

$1,679 BGN 2,719

-60.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$555 IQD 727.6K

$1,049 BGN 1,699

-47.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.33

4.57

213.57%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Erbil: March 3, 2026

Last update for Burgas: March 2, 2026

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