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Cost of living in Bulgaria
This page shows an estimated monthly budget for living in Bulgaria.
The estimate combines food prices, rent, utilities, transport and average salary data from BDEEX.
£280
Budget with rent
Monthly budget estimate
| Item | Value |
| Average salary | £760 |
| Budget with rent | £280 |
| Budget without rent | £130 |
| After basic costs | £470 |
How the estimate is calculated
The monthly budget is a reference estimate based on a basic food basket, one-bedroom rent, utilities, mobile and internet costs, and public transport.
Local prices are approximate and may differ from real spending by lifestyle, district and current exchange rate.
| One-bedroom rent | £160 |
| Food basket | £45 |
| Utilities and internet | £67 |
| Transport | £14.77 |
Questions about the cost of living
How much money do you need to live in Bulgaria?
The page shows a monthly estimate for Bulgaria with rent, food, utilities and transport, then compares the result with average salary.
What affects the budget in Bulgaria most?
Rent and food usually have the largest effect, while transport, utilities, internet and mobile services add the recurring monthly part of the budget.
How should this page be used?
Use it to make a quick first comparison, then open related salary, price, rent and population pages for more context.
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Cities and estimated budgets
| City | Budget with rent |
| Sophia | £710 |
| Plovdiv | £510 |
| Varna | £510 |
| Burgas | £510 |
| Ruse | £470 |
| Stara Zagora | £470 |
| Pleven | £470 |
| Sliven | £470 |
| Dobrich | £470 |
| Shumen | £430 |
| Pernik | £430 |
| Yambol | £430 |
| Haskovo | £430 |
| Pazardzhik | £430 |
| Blagoevgrad | £430 |
| Veliko Tarnovo | £430 |
| Vratsы | £430 |
| Gabrovo | £430 |
| Vidinа | £430 |
| Asenovgrad | £430 |
| Kyustendil | £430 |
| Kardzhali | £430 |
| Kazanlak | £430 |
| Montana | £430 |
| Dimitrovgrad | £340 |
| Lovech | £340 |
| Targovishte | £340 |
| Silistra | £340 |
| Dupnitsa | £340 |
| Razgrad | £340 |
| Gorna-Oryakhovitsa | £340 |
| Svishtov | £340 |
| Smolyan | £340 |
| Petrich | £340 |
| Sandanski | £340 |
| Samokov | £340 |
| Scrap | £340 |
| Sevlievo | £340 |
| Karlovo | £340 |
| Nova Zagora | £340 |
| Velingrad | £340 |
| Trojan | £340 |
| Aytos | £340 |
| Botevgrad | £340 |
| Gotse Delchev | £340 |
| Peshtera | £340 |
| Harmanli | £340 |