Cost of Living in Varna, 🇧🇬 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 1 17 16 $842 $544 $738 $406 $95

Utilities 18 19 16 $94 $111 $189 $94 —

Internet & Mobile 8 4 14 $17 $28 $46 $28 $4

Groceries 1 9 $76 $152 $354 $101 $5

Transportation 6 21 15 $60 $53 $119 $29 $15

Dining Out 11 $605 $161 $404 $81 $30

Leisure Activities 1 7 12 $104 $70 $1,210 $38 $16

Health Insurance 5 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $1,865 $1,119 $3,060 $777 $167

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Transportation

Taxi per km 15 $0.89 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 21 $28.62 per month

Taxi Start 15 $1.77 per trip

Gasoline 2 $1.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $6.21 per trip

Scooter Rental $60.61 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 17 $544.00 $406 – $738 per month

Coworking Space 14 $162.76 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $841.85 $544 – $985 per month

Coliving Space $449.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $3.01 per cup

Beer 1 $3.35 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 $10.09 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $10.60 per meal

Apples 9 $0.89 per kg

Bread 9 $0.73 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.45 per liter

Rice 1 $2.74 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $6.39 per kg

Beef 1 $14.10 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $8.91 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $61.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.84 per bottle

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $17.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $11.21 per month

Gym Membership 7 $51.10 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $68.70 per pair

Summer Dress $42.07 per dress

Running Shoes $77.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $6.37 per visit

Laundry 10 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $22.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $9.31 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, Plovdiv, Sofia, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency BGN EUR
- Airbnb (1 month) 1063.35 841.85
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 502.14 544
- Apples 1.54 0.89
- Beef 11.52 14.1
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- Beer 2.36 3.35
- Bread 1.06 0.73
- Chicken Fillets 7.98 6.39
- Cinema Ticket 9.45 9.54
- Coffee 2.66 3.01
- Coliving Space 649.82 449
- Coworking Space 147.69 162.76
- Dining Out local 70.89, nomad 561.21, expat 236.3, family 383.99, tourist 44.31 local 80.72, nomad 605.4, expat 161.44, family 403.6, tourist 30.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.54 22.96
- Fast Food Combo 8.86 10.6
- Gasoline 1.68 1.81
- Groceries local 265.84, nomad 106.33, expat 324.91, family 767.97, tourist 8.86 local 101.12, nomad 75.84, expat 151.68, family 353.92, tourist 4.8
- Gym Membership 38.4 51.1
- Haircut 14.77 6.37
- Health Insurance local 23.63, nomad 64.98, expat 41.35, family 118.15, tourist 3.54 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 324.91, nomad 827.05, expat 502.14, family 945.2, tourist 64.98 local 406, nomad 841.85, expat 544, family 738, tourist 95.41
- Internet & Mobile local 20.68, nomad 44.31, expat 29.54, family 64.98, tourist 2.95 local 28.42, nomad 17.21, family 45.63, tourist 4.02
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.77 11.21
- Jeans 64.98 68.7
- Laundry 7.09 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 47.26, nomad 206.76, expat 129.96, family 265.84, tourist 11.81 local 38.16, nomad 103.68, expat 70.18, family 1210.36, tourist 16.24
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.63 10.09
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 50.21 61.5
- Milk 1.71 1.45
- Mobile Plan 20.68 17.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.58 28.62
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.27 9.31
- Rice 2.01 2.74
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.91 6.21
- Running Shoes 97.47 77.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.81 3.45
- Scooter Rental 8.86 60.61
- Summer Dress 35.44 42.07
- Taxi Start 1.48 1.77
- Taxi per km 0.71 0.89
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.77 20.62
- Transportation local 29.54, nomad 47.26, expat 70.89, family 206.76, tourist 14.77 local 28.62, nomad 59.67, expat 53.46, family 119.34, tourist 14.66
- Utilities local 94.52, nomad 129.96, expat 118.15, family 224.48, tourist 0 local 93.66, expat 110.97, family 188.71, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 35.44, family 70.89 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.71 0.84
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.27 8.91
Gasoline corrected from USD 1.87 to USD 1.81 per litre using the updated national EUR 1.61 observation; the country prep remains unchanged Source

Varna cost of living