Cost of Living in Blagoevgrad, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 28, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 $561 $393 $505 $393 $63

Utilities 16 21 $62 $73 $103 $62 —

Internet & Mobile 6 10 $28 $28 $46 $28 $0

Groceries 1 13 $59 $118 $315 $79 $5

Transportation 9 19 $56 $47 $93 $28 $11

Dining Out 14 $404 $151 $383 $71 $30

Leisure Activities 1 11 12 $67 $55 $983 $50 $11

Health Insurance 7 $67 $67 $202 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 23 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,338 $966 $2,697 $711 $122

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $392.86 per month

Coworking Space 18 $112.25 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $559.39 per month

Coliving Space $336.74 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.15 per cup

Beer 1 $2.88 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 $10.09 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $8.82 per meal

Apples 1 $1.63 per kg

Bread 1 $0.88 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.40 per liter

Rice 1 $1.25 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $5.11 per kg

Beef 1 $3.54 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 14 $35.42 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.63 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 19 $1.37 per trip

Taxi per km 19 $0.68 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 9 $27.54 per month

Gasoline $1.87 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 19 $4.79 per trip

Scooter Rental 8 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $11.22 per month

Gym Membership 11 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $3.45 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $5.05 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 17 $34.79 per pair

Summer Dress $30.61 per dress

Running Shoes $79.47 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $6.50 per visit

Laundry 20 $1.68 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $28.05 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $7.75 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Vienna

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 827.05 559.39
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 383.99 392.86
- Apples 1.42 1.63
- Beef 13 3.54
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- Beer 2.36 2.88
- Bread 1 0.88
- Chicken Fillets 8.57 5.11
- Cinema Ticket 8.27 5.05
- Coffee 2.07 2.15
- Coliving Space 502.14 336.74
- Coworking Space 129.96 112.25
- Dining Out local 106.33, nomad 561.21, expat 265.84, family 472.6, tourist 38.4 local 70.63, nomad 403.6, expat 151.35, family 383.42, tourist 30.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.54 28.05
- Fast Food Combo 9.45 8.82
- Gasoline 1.62 1.87
- Groceries local 248.11, nomad 106.33, expat 295.37, family 649.82, tourist 7.09 local 78.86, nomad 59.15, expat 118.29, family 315.44, tourist 4.54
- Gym Membership 32.49 44.9
- Haircut 14.77 6.5
- Health Insurance local 26.58, nomad 70.89, expat 44.31, family 129.96, tourist 4.73 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67.35, family 201.93, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 265.84, nomad 649.82, expat 383.99, family 708.9, tourist 56.12 local 392.86, nomad 561.23, family 505.11, tourist 62.74
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 50.21, expat 29.54, family 64.98, tourist 2.95 local 28.43, family 45.64, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 11.22
- Jeans 64.98 34.79
- Laundry 5.91 1.68
- Leisure Activities local 47.26, nomad 177.22, expat 129.96, family 295.37, tourist 14.77 local 49.95, nomad 66.52, expat 55, family 983.2, tourist 10.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.86 10.09
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 44.31 35.42
- Milk 1.71 1.4
- Mobile Plan 20.68 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.58 27.54
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.38 7.75
- Rice 2.24 1.25
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.32 4.79
- Running Shoes 94.52 79.47
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.09 3.45
- Scooter Rental 8.86 60.61
- Summer Dress 38.4 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.37
- Taxi per km 0.65 0.68
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.77 20.62
- Transportation local 17.72, nomad 64.98, expat 53.17, family 147.69, tourist 11.81 local 27.54, nomad 56.28, expat 46.7, family 93.4, tourist 10.95
- Utilities local 94.52, nomad 129.96, expat 118.15, family 224.48, tourist 0 local 62.47, expat 73.23, family 103.08, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.63, expat 35.44, family 59.07 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.77 0.63
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.09 6.17
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Corrected units, borrowed-price descriptions, unsupported citations and ranges, and category quantities and arithmetic; retained unchecked light-depth allowances explicitly (megashanstaxi.com, rossabg.com, skapto.space, mfa.bg).

Blagoevgrad cost of living