Cost of Living in Burgas, 🇧🇬 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 4 $505 $505 $673 $258 $258

Utilities 20 25 $57 $69 $113 $57 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 17 $28 $28 $46 $28 $3

Groceries 1 13 14 15 16 $63 $189 $377 $126 $4

Transportation 10 11 23 $59 $47 $93 $34 $8

Dining Out 19 $417 $167 $333 $83 $31

Leisure Activities 18 24 $75 $53 $43 $43 $5

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $1,271 $1,058 $1,678 $629 $309

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 $505.11 $471 – $561 per month

Coworking Space 12 $40.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $504.00 $392 – $561 per month

Coliving Space $336.74 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.49 per cup

Beer 1 $2.19 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 $10.42 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $8.80 per meal

Apples 13 $0.89 per kg

Bread 13 $0.81 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.57 per liter

Rice 16 $1.57 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $7.60 per kg

Beef 1 $11.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 13 $6.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $39.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.81 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 23 $1.72 per trip

Taxi per km 23 $0.86 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 11 $34.44 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 23 $6.04 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 $11.20 per month

Gym Membership 18 $32.44 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $3.45 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 24 $10.10 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $55.00 per pair

Summer Dress $30.61 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $77.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $5.59 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $22.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $6.95 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 Sofia, Plovdiv, Hanoi, Buenos Aires

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 1063.35 504
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 502.14 505.11
- Apples 1.54 0.89
- Beef 13 11.5
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- Beer 2.36 2.19
- Bread 1.12 0.81
- Chicken Fillets 8.57 7.6
- Cinema Ticket 9.45 10.1
- Coffee 2.66 2.49
- Coliving Space 649.82 336.74
- Coworking Space 147.69 40.17
- Dining Out local 106.33, nomad 649.82, expat 265.84, family 472.6, tourist 41.35 local 83.36, nomad 416.8, expat 166.72, family 333.44, tourist 31.26
- Doctor Visit (GP) 35.44 22.96
- Fast Food Combo 9.45 8.8
- Gasoline 1.68 1.81
- Groceries local 265.84, nomad 147.69, expat 324.91, family 708.9, tourist 8.86 local 125.74, nomad 62.87, expat 188.61, family 377.22, tourist 4.45
- Gym Membership 38.4 32.44
- Haircut 17.72 5.59
- Health Insurance local 26.58, nomad 70.89, expat 41.35, family 129.96, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2
- Housing local 324.91, nomad 797.51, expat 443.06, family 827.05, tourist 64.98 local 258.17, nomad 505.11, expat 505.11, family 673.48
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 44.31, expat 26.58, family 53.17, tourist 2.95 local 28.41, family 45.62, tourist 3.45
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.77 11.2
- Jeans 64.98 55
- Laundry 7.09 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 47.26, nomad 265.84, expat 147.69, family 324.91, tourist 17.72 local 42.54, nomad 74.78, expat 52.64, tourist 5.05
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.63 10.42
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 50.21 39.1
- Milk 1.71 1.57
- Mobile Plan 20.68 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 29.54 34.44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.86 6.95
- Rice 2.24 1.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 7.09 6.04
- Running Shoes 94.52 77.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.81 3.45
- Scooter Rental 8.86 60.61
- Summer Dress 38.4 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.72
- Taxi per km 0.77 0.86
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.54 20.62
- Transportation local 29.54, nomad 47.26, expat 70.89, family 206.76, tourist 14.77 local 34.44, nomad 58.6, expat 46.52, family 93.04, tourist 7.84
- Utilities local 94.52, nomad 129.96, expat 118.15, family 224.48, tourist 0 local 57.19, expat 68.89, family 112.65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 35.44, family 70.89 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.71 0.81
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.86 6.14
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, current published tariffs, borrowed-price labels, source relevance and exact profile arithmetic; omitted unsupported category profiles and retained unchecked minor items only under light-depth rules (laundromat.bg, burgasbus.info, taxiburgas.com, cinemacity.bg).

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