Cost of Living in Shumen, 🇧🇬 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 24 $359 $359 $404 $264 $56

Utilities 19 25 24 $74 $90 $136 $74 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 11 $33 $33 $50 $33 $0

Groceries 1 12 13 14 15 $77 $181 $351 $103 $3

Transportation 10 8 3 $32 $32 $99 $22 $8

Dining Out 1 16 $524 $131 $281 $52 $26

Leisure Activities 1 20 21 $77 $50 $1,840 $30 $13

Health Insurance 6 $67 $67 $269 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 23 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,277 $977 $3,497 $578 $108

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $263.78 $264 – $359 per month

Coworking Space 9 $76.33 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $337.30 $202 – $394 per month

Coliving Space $224.48 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $2.35 per cup

Beer 1 $2.57 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $8.74 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $7.42 per meal

Apples 12 $0.89 per kg

Bread 12 $0.73 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.22 per liter

Rice 15 $1.45 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $6.39 per kg

Beef 1 $9.29 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.90 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $35.60 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.81 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.27 per trip

Taxi per km $0.63 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 10 $22.38 per month

Gasoline 3 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $4.42 per trip

Scooter Rental 8 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $16.02 per month

Gym Membership 20 $22.95 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $3.45 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $6.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $50.10 per pair

Summer Dress $30.61 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $96.50 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $4.72 per visit

Laundry 22 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $28.06 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $7.95 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 Dobrich, Ruse, Hanoi, Buenos Aires

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 561.21 337.3
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 324.91 263.78
- Apples 1.3 0.89
- Beef 11.81 9.29
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- Beer 2.07 2.57
- Bread 0.95 0.73
- Chicken Fillets 7.98 6.39
- Cinema Ticket 8.27 6.73
- Coffee 1.89 2.35
- Coliving Space 413.52 224.48
- Coworking Space 106.33 76.33
- Dining Out local 70.89, nomad 561.21, expat 236.3, family 354.45, tourist 41.35 local 52.44, nomad 524.4, expat 131.1, family 280.96, tourist 26.22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.58 28.06
- Fast Food Combo 9.45 7.42
- Gasoline 1.62 1.81
- Groceries local 236.3, nomad 147.69, expat 324.91, family 649.82, tourist 5.91 local 103.3, nomad 77.47, expat 180.77, family 351.2, tourist 3.24
- Gym Membership 32.49 22.95
- Haircut 14.77 4.72
- Health Insurance local 26.58, nomad 76.8, expat 47.26, family 129.96, tourist 2.95 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67.2, family 268.8, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 265.84, nomad 649.82, expat 383.99, family 590.75, tourist 56.12 local 263.78, nomad 359.19, expat 359.19, family 404.09, tourist 56.12
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 38.4, expat 26.58, family 53.17, tourist 2.95 local 33.23, family 50.44, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 16.02
- Jeans 56.12 50.1
- Laundry 3.54 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 35.44, nomad 206.76, expat 129.96, family 265.84, tourist 17.72 local 29.68, nomad 76.79, expat 49.87, family 1840.49, tourist 13.46
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.86 8.74
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 47.26 35.6
- Milk 1.65 1.22
- Mobile Plan 18.9 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.58 22.38
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.27 7.95
- Rice 2.24 1.45
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.32 4.42
- Running Shoes 94.52 96.5
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.86 3.45
- Scooter Rental 8.86 60.61
- Summer Dress 35.44 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.3 1.27
- Taxi per km 0.68 0.63
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.77 20.62
- Transportation local 23.63, nomad 47.26, expat 70.89, family 147.69, tourist 14.77 local 22.38, nomad 32.48, expat 32.48, family 99.06, tourist 8.04
- Utilities local 94.52, nomad 129.96, expat 118.15, family 224.48, tourist 0 local 74.41, expat 89.93, family 136.49, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 35.44, family 70.89 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.65 0.81
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.09 6.9
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Shumen cost of living