Cost of Living in Sozopol, 🇧🇬 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 4 $561 $336 $526 $241 $241

Utilities 20 23 $57 $69 $113 $57 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 16 $28 $28 $46 $28 $3

Groceries 1 12 13 14 15 $63 $189 $377 $126 $4

Transportation 11 24 25 $66 $48 $96 $30 $16

Dining Out 19 $747 $167 $334 $83 $31

Leisure Activities 17 21 $73 $52 $42 $42 $5

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 27 28 29 $34 $34 $67 — —

Total $1,696 $923 $1,601 $607 $300

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $5.59 per visit

Laundry 22 $0.67 per kg

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 $335.62 $241 – $370 per month

Coworking Space 26 $40.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $550.00 $449 – $673 per month

Coliving Space $299.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.49 per cup

Beer 1 $2.19 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 $10.43 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $12.34 per meal

Apples 12 $0.89 per kg

Bread 12 $0.81 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.57 per liter

Rice 15 $1.57 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $7.60 per kg

Beef 1 $11.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 12 $6.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 19 $30.04 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.81 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 24 $1.72 per trip

Taxi per km 25 $1.43 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 10 11 $57.13 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 24 25 $8.87 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $11.20 per month

Gym Membership 17 $32.44 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $55.00 per pair

Summer Dress $30.61 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $77.80 per pair

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $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 Nessebar, Burgas, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 875.86 550
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 320.72 335.62
- Apples 1.46 0.89
- Beef 10.17 11.5
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- Beer 1.75 2.19
- Bread 0.79 0.81
- Chicken Fillets 5.67 7.6
- Cinema Ticket 6.12 9.54
- Coffee 1.46 2.49
- Coliving Space 553.7 299
- Coworking Space 96 40.17
- Dining Out local 87.45, nomad 858.24, expat 203.51, family 189.12, tourist 46.6 local 83.44, nomad 746.7, expat 166.88, family 333.76, tourist 31.29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 20.43 39.29
- Fast Food Combo 5.82 12.34
- Gasoline 1.43 1.81
- Groceries local 154.25, nomad 46.6, expat 189.12, family 551.55, tourist 0 local 125.74, nomad 62.87, expat 188.61, family 377.22, tourist 4.08
- Gym Membership 21.86 32.44
- Haircut 6.99 5.59
- Health Insurance local 14.74, nomad 69.9, expat 58.25, family 160, tourist 2.34 local 0, nomad 67.2
- Housing local 247.01, nomad 933.38, expat 407.73, family 524.22, tourist 78.74 local 241.33, nomad 561.23, expat 335.62, family 526.43
- Internet & Mobile local 30.49, nomad 29.12, expat 32, family 40.7, tourist 2.05 local 28.41, family 45.62, tourist 3.45
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.56 11.2
- Jeans 34.88 55
- Laundry 3.5 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 20.35, nomad 116.49, expat 102.11, family 116.14, tourist 11.69 local 41.98, nomad 72.54, expat 51.52, tourist 4.77
- Meal (Inexpensive) 5.83 10.43
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29.12 30.04
- Milk 1.23 1.57
- Mobile Plan 6.99 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 20.39 57.13
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.09 6.95
- Rice 1.31 1.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.5 8.87
- Running Shoes 52.42 77.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.99 3.45
- Scooter Rental 17.51 60.61
- Summer Dress 24.74 30.61
- Taxi Start 1.46 1.72
- Taxi per km 0.7 1.43
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 12.55 20.62
- Transportation local 26.11, nomad 52.5, expat 34.88, family 145.26, tourist 10.18 local 30.24, nomad 65.72, expat 47.98, family 95.96, tourist 16.43
- Utilities local 52.35, nomad 0, expat 64, family 96, tourist 0 local 57.19, expat 68.89, family 112.65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.48, family 29.12 local 0, nomad 33.74, expat 33.74, family 67.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.65 0.81
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.72 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, 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 units, source relevance, borrowed-price labels and exact profile formulas; replaced unsupported markups and fees citations, omitted unsupported category profiles, and retained explicitly unchecked light-depth items (laundromat.bg, burgasbus.info, mfa.bg).

Sozopol cost of living