Cost of Living in Dobrich, 🇧🇬 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 28 24 $393 $337 $561 $337 $70

Utilities 14 25 24 $38 $49 $84 $38 —

Internet & Mobile 12 6 5 $33 $33 $50 $33 $0

Groceries 9 1 17 $82 $194 $373 $102 $3

Transportation 4 23 $52 $52 $105 $23 $12

Dining Out 15 $471 $118 $251 $63 $24

Leisure Activities 11 19 16 26 $91 $81 $1,442 $77 $9

Health Insurance 7 27 $67 $67 $134 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 21 22 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,261 $965 $3,067 $673 $120

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 28 $336.74 $281 – $393 per month

Coworking Space 8 $76.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $370.41 $337 – $427 per month

Coliving Space $280.62 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 $2.35 per cup

Beer $2.55 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 15 $7.85 per meal

Fast Food Combo $8.97 per meal

Apples 9 $0.89 per kg

Bread 9 $1.34 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.12 per liter

Rice 9 $1.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $6.39 per kg

Beef 9 $10.92 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 9 $5.60 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 16 $26.67 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 17 $0.51 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 23 $1.68 per trip

Taxi per km 23 $0.84 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $22.96 per month

Gasoline $1.87 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 23 $5.88 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $16.02 per month

Gym Membership 11 $72.15 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $4.49 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $34.78 per pair

Summer Dress $30.61 per dress

Running Shoes $77.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $6.73 per visit

Laundry 18 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $28.06 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 10 $2.68 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, Burgas, Hanoi, Buenos Aires

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 591.48 370.41
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 295.74 336.74
- Apples 1.48 0.89
- Beef 10.65 10.92
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- Beer 1.48 2.55
- Bread 0.89 1.34
- Chicken Fillets 5.91 6.39
- Cinema Ticket 5.91 4.49
- Coffee 1.36 2.35
- Coliving Space 414.04 280.62
- Coworking Space 118.3 76
- Dining Out local 35.49, nomad 473.18, expat 88.72, family 118.3, tourist 26.62 local 62.8, nomad 471, expat 117.75, family 251.2, tourist 23.55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 14.79 28.06
- Fast Food Combo 5.91 8.97
- Gasoline 1.48 1.87
- Groceries local 177.44, nomad 118.3, expat 236.59, family 354.89, tourist 0 local 102.26, nomad 81.81, expat 194.29, family 373.25, tourist 3.14
- Gym Membership 23.66 72.15
- Haircut 7.1 6.73
- Health Insurance local 29.57, expat 35.49, family 88.72, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67.2, family 134.4, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 207.02, nomad 473.18, expat 266.17, family 384.46, tourist 53.23 local 336.74, nomad 392.86, family 561.23, tourist 69.59
- Internet & Mobile local 17.74, nomad 23.66, expat 23.66, family 35.49, tourist 0 local 33.23, family 50.44, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 16.56 16.02
- Jeans 35.49 34.78
- Laundry 4.73 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 23.66, nomad 118.3, expat 47.32, family 59.15, tourist 5.91 local 76.64, nomad 90.53, expat 81.13, family 1441.86, tourist 9.19
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.1 7.85
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29.57 26.67
- Milk 1.48 1.12
- Mobile Plan 8.87 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 20.7 22.96
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.73 2.68
- Rice 1.77 1.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.14 5.88
- Running Shoes 59.15 77.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4.73 3.45
- Scooter Rental 23.66 60.61
- Summer Dress 29.57 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.68
- Taxi per km 0.71 0.84
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.83 20.62
- Transportation local 17.74, nomad 29.57, family 88.72, tourist 11.83 local 22.96, nomad 52.36, expat 52.36, family 104.72, tourist 11.76
- Utilities local 59.15, nomad 0, family 88.72, tourist 0 local 37.58, expat 49.41, family 83.65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 11.83, family 23.66 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.71 0.51
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.1 5.6
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 price units and arithmetic, identified borrowed prices, replaced unsupported fee and taxi citations, and marked unrechecked allowances unverified (laundromat.bg, r.fitness, oktaxi.net, mfa.bg).

Dobrich cost of living