Cost of Living in Stara Zagora, 🇧🇬 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 $359 $281 $505 $224 $62

Utilities — $72 $99 $64 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 14 $33 $33 $50 $33 $0

Groceries 1 18 $65 $170 $351 $100 $9

Transportation 21 22 $88 $49 $98 $34 $9

Dining Out 11 $386 $145 $270 $67 $29

Leisure Activities 15 16 20 1 $58 $42 $510 $32 $15

Health Insurance 8 $67 $178 $710 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 23 24 $33 $33 $67 — —

Total $1,089 $1,003 $2,660 $554 $126

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 2 4 $280.62 $224 – $516 per month

Coworking Space 10 $76.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $337.00 $280 – $427 per month

Coliving Space $247.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.26 per cup

Beer 1 $1.47 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 1 $9.64 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) 18 $0.34 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 21 $1.85 per trip

Taxi per km 21 $1.00 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 22 $34.44 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 21 $7.18 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $16.02 per month

Gym Membership 15 $22.95 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $15.71 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $34.78 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $42.64 per dress

Running Shoes $66.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $6.73 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $28.05 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 13 $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 Kazanlak, Plovdiv, Hanoi, Buenos Aires

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 591.48 337
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 295.74 280.62
- Apples 1.48 1.33
- Beef 8.87 8.61
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- Beer 1.66 1.47
- Bread 0.89 0.87
- Chicken Fillets 5.91 6.69
- Cinema Ticket 7.1 9.54
- Coffee 1.48 2.26
- Coliving Space 414.04 247
- Coworking Space 147.87 76
- Dining Out local 59.15, nomad 887.22, expat 118.3, family 283.91, tourist 29.57 local 67.48, nomad 385.6, expat 144.6, family 269.92, tourist 28.92
- Doctor Visit (GP) 17.74 28.05
- Fast Food Combo 6.51 9.17
- Gasoline 1.54 1.81
- Groceries local 147.87, nomad 59.15, expat 177.44, family 414.04, tourist 0 local 100.19, nomad 65.01, expat 170.32, family 350.66, tourist 9.09
- Gym Membership 23.66 22.95
- Haircut 8.87 6.73
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 70.98, expat 70.98, family 177.44 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 710, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 207.02, nomad 473.18, expat 295.74, family 414.04, tourist 70.98 local 224.49, nomad 359.19, expat 280.62, family 505.11, tourist 61.74
- Internet & Mobile local 20.7, nomad 29.57, expat 23.66, family 35.49, tourist 0 local 33.23, family 50.44, tourist 0.35
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 11.83 16.02
- Jeans 35.49 34.78
- Laundry 4.73 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 29.57, nomad 290.42, expat 59.15, family 118.3, tourist 11.83 local 32.49, nomad 57.74, expat 42.03, family 509.98, tourist 14.78
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.73 9.64
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29.57 37.7
- Milk 1.3 1.82
- Mobile Plan 8.87 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 20.7 34.44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.73 2.68
- Rice 1.48 1.52
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.55 7.18
- Running Shoes 59.15 66.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.1 3.45
- Scooter Rental 17.74 60.61
- Summer Dress 26.62 42.64
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.85
- Taxi per km 0.59 1
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.83 15.71
- Transportation local 20.7, nomad 47.32, expat 29.57, family 88.72, tourist 11.83 local 34.44, nomad 87.56, expat 48.8, family 97.6, tourist 8.98
- Utilities local 59.15, nomad 0, family 88.72, tourist 0 local 64.3, nomad 0, expat 72.1, family 99, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 11.83, family 17.74 local 0, nomad 33.27, expat 33.27, family 66.54
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.59 0.34
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.65 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 item units, current local taxi and bus tariffs, borrowed-price attribution, unsupported citations and exact household formulas; retained unchecked light-depth entries are identified above (szprevozi.com, vikataxi.bg, laundromat.bg, amiksport.bg).

Stara Zagora cost of living