Cost of Living in Kazanlak, 🇧🇬 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 26 $359 $337 $393 $258 $81

Utilities 17 $26 $72 $99 $64 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 19 $33 $33 $50 $33 $0

Groceries 1 23 $74 $167 $344 $98 $5

Transportation 20 16 4 $52 $46 $95 $35 $12

Dining Out 13 1 $579 $136 $256 $68 $19

Leisure Activities 21 22 25 1 $58 $42 $510 $32 $17

Health Insurance 7 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 11 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,282 $867 $1,814 $588 $136

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $267.00 $202 – $337 per month

Coworking Space 10 $76.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $337.00 $280 – $393 per month

Coliving Space $247.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.26 per cup

Beer 18 $1.45 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 $8.52 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $9.17 per meal

Apples 1 $1.33 per kg

Bread 1 $0.87 per loaf

Milk 1 $1.82 per liter

Rice 1 $1.52 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $6.69 per kg

Beef 1 $8.61 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $5.33 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $37.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 23 $0.34 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 16 $1.68 per trip

Taxi per km 16 $0.84 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 20 $22.95 per month

Gasoline 4 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 16 $5.88 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 19 $16.02 per month

Gym Membership 21 $22.95 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $15.71 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $34.78 per pair

Summer Dress $42.64 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $66.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $6.73 per visit

Laundry 24 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $28.06 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 15 $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, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 738.44 337
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 324.91 267
- Apples 1.42 1.33
- Beef 11.22 8.61
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- Beer 2.07 1.45
- Bread 1 0.87
- Chicken Fillets 7.98 6.69
- Cinema Ticket 8.27 9.54
- Coffee 1.89 2.26
- Coliving Space 443.06 247
- Coworking Space 106.33 76
- Dining Out local 70.89, nomad 561.21, expat 265.84, family 413.52, tourist 38.4 local 68.16, nomad 579, expat 136.32, family 255.6, tourist 19.3
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.54 28.06
- Fast Food Combo 9.45 9.17
- Gasoline 1.62 1.81
- Groceries local 283.56, nomad 129.96, expat 354.45, family 827.05, tourist 8.86 local 98.17, nomad 73.62, expat 166.88, family 343.58, tourist 4.67
- Gym Membership 32.49 22.95
- Haircut 14.77 6.73
- Health Insurance local 26.58, nomad 82.7, expat 50.21, family 129.96, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 265.84, nomad 649.82, expat 383.99, family 708.9, tourist 56.12 local 258.17, nomad 359.19, expat 336.74, family 392.86, tourist 80.82
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 44.31, expat 29.54, family 53.17, tourist 2.95 local 33.23, family 50.44, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 16.02
- Jeans 56.12 34.78
- Laundry 8.86 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 35.44, nomad 177.22, expat 118.15, family 265.84, tourist 17.72 local 32.49, nomad 57.74, expat 42.03, family 509.98, tourist 17.4
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.86 8.52
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 44.31 37.7
- Milk 1.65 1.82
- Mobile Plan 20.68 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.58 22.95
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.09 2.68
- Rice 2.24 1.52
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.61 5.88
- Running Shoes 85.66 66.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.81 3.45
- Scooter Rental 10.63 60.61
- Summer Dress 38.4 42.64
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.68
- Taxi per km 0.71 0.84
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.77 15.71
- Transportation local 23.63, nomad 70.89, expat 106.33, family 206.76, tourist 14.77 local 34.71, nomad 52.35, expat 46.47, family 94.77, tourist 11.76
- Utilities local 106.33, nomad 147.69, expat 129.96, family 236.3, tourist 0 local 64.2, nomad 26.03, expat 72.01, family 98.9, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 29.54, expat 35.44, family 70.89 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.49
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.83 0.34
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.09 5.33
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 for units, exchange rate conversions, borrowed prices, unsupported citations or explicit household-budget arithmetic; unquoted expat and family health premiums withheld. Official visa fee pages replace application guidance (mfa.bg, oktaxi.net, laundromat.bg, amiksport.bg).

Kazanlak cost of living