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

🙂 Solo nomad: Erbil is 0.6% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Erbil is 10.9% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

$11.87 BGN 19.70

-33.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.86 IQD 29.9K

$41.84 BGN 69.5

-45.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.58 IQD 11.2K

$8.95 BGN 14.85

-4.13%

Cappuccino

$3.26 IQD 4,266

$2.49 BGN 4.14

30.92%

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

$0.51 IQD 674

$1.37 BGN 2.27

-62.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 IQD 262

$0.71 BGN 1.18

-71.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.95 IQD 2,547

$2.04 BGN 3.38

-4.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 IQD 2,824

$2.91 BGN 4.84

-25.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 IQD 1,745

$1.62 BGN 2.69

-17.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.80 IQD 1,044

$0.87 BGN 1.45

-8.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 IQD 2,359

$1.94 BGN 3.22

-7.22%

Eggs

$1.92 IQD 2,508

$3.29 BGN 5.47

-41.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.49 IQD 9,801

$9.55 BGN 15.85

-21.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.85 IQD 6,345

$8.07 BGN 13.39

-39.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.32 IQD 18.8K

$11.35 BGN 18.85

26.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.19 IQD 1,554

$1.97 BGN 3.27

-39.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 IQD 1,564

$2.07 BGN 3.44

-42.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.19 IQD 1,563

$2.06 BGN 3.43

-42.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 IQD 1,059

$2.45 BGN 4.07

-66.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 IQD 880

$1.43 BGN 2.38

-53.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.75 IQD 982

$1.36 BGN 2.26

-44.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 IQD 968

$1.05 BGN 1.74

-29.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 IQD 742

$0.84 BGN 1.39

-32.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 IQD 3,545

$3.63 BGN 6.03

-25.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.53 IQD 16.4K

$6.08 BGN 10.09

106.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 IQD 1,899

$0.95 BGN 1.58

52.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 IQD 2,654

$1.81 BGN 3.00

12.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.59 IQD 778

$0.84 BGN 1.40

-29.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.17 IQD 46.0K

$36.10 BGN 59.9

-2.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 IQD 3,096

$1.22 BGN 2.03

93.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.31 IQD 3,019

$0.66 BGN 1.09

250.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.79 IQD 8,893

$13.26 BGN 22.01

-48.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.65 IQD 845

$1.50 BGN 2.49

-56.67%

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

$18.9K IQD 24.8M

$31.9K BGN 52.9K

-40.70%

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

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

$25.3K BGN 42.0K

-19.31%

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

$98.8 IQD 129.4K

$96.2 BGN 160

2.77%

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

$17.50 IQD 22.9K

$16.34 BGN 27.12

7.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.35 IQD 39.7K

$13.59 BGN 22.56

123.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$73.9 IQD 96.7K

$30.90 BGN 51.3

139.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.75 IQD 15.4K

$15.08 BGN 25.03

-22.08%

Cinema Ticket

$11.31 IQD 14.8K

$8.90 BGN 14.77

27.08%

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

$262 IQD 343.1K

$236 BGN 392

11.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,323 IQD 4.4M

$4,195 BGN 6,964

-20.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.22 IQD 43.5K

$60.3 BGN 100

-44.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.02 IQD 62.9K

$41.96 BGN 69.7

14.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.5 IQD 106.8K

$83.4 BGN 138

-2.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 IQD 100.9K

$72.3 BGN 120

6.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$430 IQD 562.7K

$508 BGN 844

-15.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$276 IQD 361.4K

$387 BGN 642

-28.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$724 IQD 947.4K

$868 BGN 1,441

-16.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$496 IQD 649.5K

$621 BGN 1,032

-20.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,111 IQD 1.5M

$2,383 BGN 3,955

-53.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$653 IQD 854.3K

$1,663 BGN 2,761

-60.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$566 IQD 741.0K

$1,047 BGN 1,738

-45.94%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Burgas: April 11, 2026

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