Cost of Living in Nessebar, 🇧🇬 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 $449 $381 $449 $381 $33

Utilities 19 22 $56 $64 $114 $56 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 15 $17 $28 $46 $28 $0

Groceries 1 12 13 14 $66 $176 $441 $132 $3

Transportation 11 $54 $36 $108 $36 $5

Dining Out 18 $538 $144 $287 $72 $27

Leisure Activities 16 20 $71 $52 $141 $42 $10

Health Insurance 7 $67 $178 — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 — — — — —

Total $1,318 $1,059 $1,586 $747 $80

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $359.00 $246 – $449 per month

Coworking Space 10 $133.57 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $561.00 $449 – $673 per month

Coliving Space $314.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.99 per cup

Beer 1 $2.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 $8.97 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $8.97 per meal

Apples 1 $1.74 per kg

Bread 1 $0.81 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.40 per liter

Rice 14 $1.82 per kg

Chicken Fillets 13 $6.75 per kg

Beef 1 $11.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 18 $26.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.81 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.14 per trip

Taxi per km $0.68 per km

Monthly Transport Pass — per month

Gasoline 4 $1.85 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $4.54 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 $11.21 per month

Gym Membership 16 $32.44 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $9.54 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) 17 $39.29 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 Burgas, Bansko, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 871.54 561
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 305.62 359
- Apples 1.46 1.74
- Beef 8.74 11.5
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- Beer 2.04 2.85
- Bread 0.96 0.81
- Chicken Fillets 5.25 6.75
- Cinema Ticket 6.71 9.54
- Coffee 1.6 2.99
- Coliving Space 509.84 314
- Coworking Space 96 133.57
- Dining Out local 52.35, nomad 435.77, expat 145.98, family 204.22, tourist 26.25 local 71.76, nomad 538.2, expat 143.52, family 287.04, tourist 26.91
- Doctor Visit (GP) 21.86 39.29
- Fast Food Combo 6.13 8.97
- Gasoline 1.55 1.85
- Groceries local 189.12, nomad 58.25, expat 189.84, family 465.98, tourist 2.88 local 132.3, nomad 66.15, expat 176.4, family 441, tourist 3.36
- Gym Membership 24.74 32.44
- Haircut 10.48 5.59
- Health Insurance local 2.95, nomad 46.46, expat 37.75, family 92.91, tourist 0.87 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 203.86, nomad 641.43, expat 378.96, family 524.94, tourist 64.15 local 380.51, nomad 448.98, family 448.98, tourist 32.55
- Internet & Mobile local 16, nomad 32.07, expat 23.3, family 33.48, tourist 1.44 local 28.42, nomad 17.21, family 45.63, tourist 0.35
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 16.9 11.21
- Jeans 49.55 55
- Laundry 4.09 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 17.48, nomad 101.75, expat 58.25, family 92.91, tourist 13.13 local 41.98, nomad 70.6, expat 51.52, family 141.2, tourist 9.54
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.4 8.97
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 37.9 26
- Milk 1.29 1.4
- Mobile Plan 10.48 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.11 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.38 6.95
- Rice 1.46 1.82
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.5 4.54
- Running Shoes 72.78 77.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.99 3.45
- Scooter Rental 20.39 60.61
- Summer Dress 30.56 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.46 1.14
- Taxi per km 0.7 0.68
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.56 20.62
- Transportation local 26.18, nomad 46.46, expat 37.97, family 121.67, tourist 8.74 local 35.92, nomad 53.88, family 107.76, tourist 5.39
- Utilities local 58.25, nomad 0, expat 69.9, family 110.6, tourist 0 local 55.51, expat 64.18, family 114.46, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.48, family 43.51 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.79 0.81
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.48 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, 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, named borrowed prices, matching source evidence and reproducible category formulas; unsupported fees and family cover omitted (laundromat.bg, a1.bg, mfa.bg).

Nessebar cost of living