Changelog

City scores Nessebar

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Cost of living 7.7 ⁠7.5

Visa Ease 6.5 to 6.8, Tax Friendliness 7.8 to 7.6, Freedom of Speech 6.6 to 6.0, Political Stability 6.3 to 5.4 and Digital Nomad Visa Availability 5.4 to 7.2 aligned with the shared Bulgaria assessment (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/entry-requirements, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/bulgaria/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://rsf.org/en/country/bulgaria, https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Bulgaria/wb_political_stability/, https://lex.bg/laws/ldoc/2134455296).

City scores Koprivshtitsa

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Cost of living 7.7 ⁠8
• Digital nomad visa availability 4.8 ⁠7.2
• Freedom of speech 6.7 ⁠6
• Natural disaster risk 8.4 ⁠6.5
• Political stability 6.4 ⁠5.4
• Scooterbike rental availability 1.4 ⁠3
• Tax friendliness 7.7 ⁠7.6
• Visa ease 5.9 ⁠6.8
• Weather 7.2 ⁠6

Freedom of Speech 6.7 → 6.0 and Political Stability 6.4 → 5.4 aligned with the unchanged Bulgaria prep and national evidence (https://rsf.org/en/country/bulgaria, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/safety-and-security).

City scores Kazanlak

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 7.8 ⁠8.5
• Cost of living 7.9 ⁠8.4
• Coworking quality 2.5 ⁠6.5
• Coworking spaces availability 2.1 ⁠3
• Currency stability 8 ⁠9.2
• Digital nomad visa availability 2.5 ⁠7.2
• Fitness facilities 4.4 ⁠6
• Freedom of speech 6.8 ⁠6
• Gym membership cost 7.2 ⁠4.8
• Local payment services 5.1 ⁠6.8
• Natural disaster risk 8.1 ⁠6.5
• Political stability 6.3 ⁠5.4
• Tax friendliness 7.9 ⁠7.6
• Visa ease 6.2 ⁠6.8
• Yoga studios 3 ⁠3.8

completed a light category review, added source evidence and comparison cities, and marked unchecked factors as low confidence Source

City scores Gabrovo

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Currency stability 8.2 ⁠9.2
• Digital nomad visa availability 2.5 ⁠7.2
• Freedom of speech 7.1 ⁠6
• Natural disaster risk 8.1 ⁠6
• Political stability 6.5 ⁠5.4
• Tax friendliness 7.8 ⁠7.6
• Visa ease 7.2 ⁠6.8

transportation-cost retained after operator/draft fare conflict; gym-membership-cost specifies women-only access; airport-connectivity drops unverified drive times; ride-sharing-services and blockchain-crypto-adoption drop unsupported operator/ATM claims (https://optgabrovo.eu/index.php?catid=2%3Ainformatziya&id=172%3Aabonamentni-karti-za-gradski-transport&option=com_content&view=article, http://recitalspa.com/services/fitnes/, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gabrovo).

City scores Dobrich

• Intercity travel options 4.9 ⁠5.6
• Natural disaster risk 7.6 ⁠6.6
• Political stability 6.3 ⁠5.4
• Visa ease 6.9 ⁠6.8

digital-nomad-visa-availability 5.2 -> 7.2; Exactly the unchanged Bulgaria prep score; same value in all six researched Bulgarian comparators. Source