Cost of Living in Gabrovo, 🇧🇬 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 22 $393 $337 $405 $185 $51

Utilities — $78 $103 $67 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 21 $17 $29 $46 $29 $2

Groceries 1 11 12 14 20 $79 $189 $367 $105 $6

Transportation 4 24 $55 $50 $119 $31 $12

Dining Out 1 18 $534 $139 $262 $65 $27

Leisure Activities 1 16 23 $51 $43 $144 $29 $14

Health Insurance 8 $67 $60 $180 — —

Visa & Legal Fees $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,230 $959 $1,693 $511 $112

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $347.96 $337 – $359 per month

Coworking Space $76.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $393.42 $337 – $449 per month

Coliving Space $280.48 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $1.58 per cup

Beer 15 $1.74 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $7.74 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $11.21 per meal

Apples 11 $0.89 per kg

Bread 11 $1.00 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.18 per liter

Rice 14 $1.09 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 13 $6.39 per kg

Beef 11 $10.92 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $6.05 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $32.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.16 per trip

Taxi per km 24 $0.72 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $30.98 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.87 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $4.76 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 21 $11.48 per month

Gym Membership 16 $22.96 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $18.50 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $5.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $22.40 per pair

Summer Dress $28.06 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $72.90 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $3.96 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $28.05 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 19 $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 Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Budapest

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 649.82 393.42
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 324.91 347.96
- Apples 1.3 0.89
- Beef 11.22 10.92
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- Beer 2.07 1.74
- Bread 0.95 1
- Chicken Fillets 7.98 6.39
- Cinema Ticket 8.27 5.95
- Coffee 1.89 1.58
- Coliving Space 443.06 280.48
- Coworking Space 106.33 76
- Dining Out local 70.89, nomad 561.21, expat 224.48, family 354.45, tourist 41.35 local 65.39, nomad 533.8, expat 138.52, family 261.56, tourist 26.69
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.54 28.05
- Fast Food Combo 8.86 11.21
- Gasoline 1.68 1.87
- Groceries local 236.3, nomad 106.33, expat 324.91, family 708.9, tourist 8.86 local 104.82, nomad 78.62, expat 188.68, family 366.87, tourist 5.99
- Gym Membership 32.49 22.96
- Haircut 14.77 3.96
- Health Insurance local 26.58, nomad 70.89, expat 47.26, family 129.96, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 60.05, family 180.15
- Housing local 265.84, nomad 649.82, expat 383.99, family 561.21, tourist 56.12 local 185.28, nomad 393.42, expat 336.74, family 404.65, tourist 50.51
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 44.31, expat 29.54, family 53.17, tourist 2.95 local 28.69, nomad 17.21, family 45.9, tourist 2.41
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 11.48
- Jeans 64.98 22.4
- Laundry 4.73 not set
- Leisure Activities local 35.44, nomad 206.76, expat 118.15, family 265.84, tourist 14.77 local 28.91, nomad 50.58, expat 42.72, family 143.8, tourist 13.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.27 7.74
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 38.4 32.5
- Milk 1.65 1.18
- Mobile Plan 18.9 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.58 30.98
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.57 2.68
- Rice 2.01 1.09
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.61 4.76
- Running Shoes 94.52 72.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.86 3.45
- Scooter Rental 7.09 60.61
- Summer Dress 38.4 28.06
- Taxi Start 1.42 1.16
- Taxi per km 0.71 0.72
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.77 18.5
- Transportation local 17.72, nomad 35.44, expat 70.89, family 206.76, tourist 11.81 local 30.98, nomad 54.78, expat 50.02, family 119.08, tourist 11.76
- Utilities local 106.33, nomad 129.96, expat 124.06, family 224.48, tourist 0 local 67, nomad 0, expat 78.43, family 103.27, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 38.4, family 76.8 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.65 0.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.09 6.05
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