Cost of Living in Koprivshtitsa, 🇧🇬 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 9 $448 $315 $517 $225 $45

Utilities — $100 $125 $91 —

Internet & Mobile 3 4 13 $33 $33 $50 $33 $2

Groceries 1 10 11 $82 $192 $370 $109 $9

Transportation 1 14 21 $58 $53 $120 $42 $11

Dining Out $344 $129 $241 $60 $26

Leisure Activities 18 19 1 $76 $40 $190 $33 $10

Health Insurance 5 $67 $60 $180 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 8 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,142 $956 $1,860 $593 $105

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $8.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $8.20 per meal

Coffee 1 $2.60 per cup

Beer 12 $1.74 per pint

Apples 1 $1.60 per kg

Bread 1 $1.10 per loaf

Milk 1 $1.80 per liter

Rice 11 1 $2.20 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 1 $7.70 per kg

Beef 1 $13.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.90 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $43.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.34 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $304.00 $228 – $415 per month

Coworking Space $76.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $448.00 $337 – $505 per month

Coliving Space $314.00 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.35 per trip

Taxi per km 14 $0.82 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 21 $30.98 per month

Gasoline $1.87 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 14 $5.44 per trip

Scooter Rental 6 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $16.02 per month

Gym Membership 18 $22.96 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $17.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $3.45 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $51.00 per pair

Summer Dress $29.00 per dress

Running Shoes $85.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $6.73 per visit

Laundry 20 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $28.05 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $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 Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Kazanlak, Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Budapest

HikersBay Koprivshtitsa survey cross-check (updated 25 October 2026)Index
Bulgaria Octane-95 €1.67/litre (12 Oct 2026)Index
A1 Holiday Plus starter €3.07Official
A1 prepaid data add-ons €15.33 / 30 daysOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Bolt Bulgaria scooter from €0.15/minuteOfficial
Bulgarian consulate London Visa D fee €100Official
Official prolonged residence service: BGN 10 application and BGN 500 annual permitOfficial
Family House Roden dom — double room €40/nightListings
KZP-tracked chicken fillet from €4.70/kgSecondary
KZP-tracked white rice from €0.97/kgSecondary
KZP-tracked store beer PET 2 L from €0.91Secondary
Cooolbox pre-contract information: €14.27 monthly including VATOfficial
Visit Sofia official minimum daytime taxi tariff €0.73/kmOfficial
EVN household electricity €0.15458/kWh incl. VAT (Jul 2026)Official
UMHAL St George Plovdiv nonspecialist consultation €25Official
Subra paracetamol 500 mg ×30 — €2.39Shop
Recital Spa Gabrovo fitness monthly card €20.45Official
Cineland standard 2D €8.50; displayed tariff valid from 20 November 2026Official
Laundromat Sofia self-service wash €6/10 kgOfficial
Gabrovo municipal urban pass €27.60/month (no Koprivshtitsa urban pass published)Official
Devin mineral water 1.5 L from €0.30 (Lidl band)Shop

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 707.59 448
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 294.83 304
- Apples 1.3 1.6
- Beef 8.26 13
41 more changes
- Beer 1.65 1.74
- Bread 0.71 1.1
- Chicken Fillets 5.31 7.7
- Cinema Ticket 4.72 9.54
- Coffee 1.47 2.6
- Coliving Space 471.73 314
- Coworking Space 129.72 76
- Dining Out local 58.97, nomad 707.59, expat 147.41, family 176.9, tourist 29.48 local 60, nomad 344, expat 129, family 241, tourist 26
- Doctor Visit (GP) 17.69 28.05
- Fast Food Combo 4.72 8.2
- Gasoline 1.42 1.87
- Groceries local 147.41, nomad 58.97, expat 235.86, family 353.79, tourist 0 local 109, nomad 82, expat 192, family 370, tourist 8.5
- Gym Membership 20.64 22.96
- Haircut 8.84 6.73
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 58.97, expat 47.17, family 117.93, tourist 2.95 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 60, family 180, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 206.38, nomad 471.73, expat 294.83, family 412.76, tourist 47.17 local 225, nomad 448, expat 315, family 517, tourist 44.9
- Internet & Mobile local 20.64, nomad 35.38, expat 29.48, family 32.43, tourist 2.95 local 33.23, family 50.44, tourist 2.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.74 16.02
- Jeans 35.38 51
- Laundry 4.72 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 29.48, nomad 117.93, expat 88.45, family 117.93, tourist 17.69 local 32.5, nomad 76.04, expat 39.96, family 190.24, tourist 9.54
- Meal (Inexpensive) 5.9 8.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29.48 43
- Milk 1.18 1.8
- Mobile Plan 7.08 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 20.64 30.98
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.08 2.68
- Rice 1.47 2.2
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.54 5.44
- Running Shoes 53.07 85
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.9 3.45
- Scooter Rental 14.74 60.61
- Summer Dress 23.59 29
- Taxi Start 1.47 1.35
- Taxi per km 0.71 0.82
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.84 17
- Transportation local 17.69, nomad 29.48, expat 35.38, family 106.14, tourist 11.79 local 42, nomad 58, expat 53, family 120, tourist 11
- Utilities local 58.97, nomad 0, expat 70.76, family 94.35, tourist 0 local 91, nomad 0, expat 100, family 125, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.69, family 29.48 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.59 0.34
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.08 6.9
Fix pass labelled Mobile Plan, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) and Pharmacy (basic meds) as national prices; dropped the Gasoline and Utilities citations that did not establish the retained historical fuel price or complete household bill, and marked the family Transportation input unverified (a1.bg, a1.bg, subra.bg).

Koprivshtitsa cost of living