Coste de vida en Bulgaria
Una persona sola en Bulgaria gasta unos 460 USD al mes sin contar el alquiler. Abajo, las cifras por ciudad, cada una con su fuente; el alquiler se muestra aparte en las secciones de Vivienda, por tipo de piso.
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NSI Bulgaria — Income, Expenditure and Consumption of Households in 2024 (Household Budget Survey)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NSI HBS 2024 consumer expenditure per household member = BGN 9,466/yr (COICOP consumption, effectively rent-free — Bulgaria doesn't impute owner rent, ~85% ownership, housing line is utilities). 9,466 ÷ 12 = 788.83 BGN/mo ÷ 1.95583 = €403.32/mo × 1.1399 = $459.75/mo → $460. Household-Budget-Survey basis chosen for peer consistency (matching the capture ratio of the Spain/Czechia figures). Bulgaria is the cheapest of the peer set.
- Notas
- The cheapest vs peers (BG ~$460 < CZ ~$785 < ES ~$941), consistent with income levels. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 Jan 2026 (1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN).
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 mar 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- National average asking rent for a 1-bedroom apartment (Bulgarian 'двустаен' = 1 bedroom + living room) ~€500/month (range €300–850) → $570 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Listing asking prices (no official Bulgarian asking-rent index exists).
- Notas
- National aggregate; Sofia is above the average (Sofia €/m² ~12.5, Varna ~10, Plovdiv/Burgas ~8.5). The per-city rent matrices live on the city pages. EUR-quoted market (euro adopted 1 Jan 2026).
Curated market survey of Bulgarian voluntary health insurers (2026)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Bulgaria has mandatory public health insurance (НЗОК) with no full private-replacement market, so this is the VOLUNTARY supplementary premium: a comprehensive mid-tier plan (outpatient GP+specialist, labs, imaging, hospitalisation) ~€60/month = €720/yr → $821/yr at 1.1399. Range €30–60/mo (basic) to €60–120/mo (premium with dental/vision).
- Notas
- Supplementary to mandatory public НЗОК, not a replacement (like Austria's Sonderklasse). Main voluntary insurers: DZI, Bulstrad VIG, Generali, Allianz Bulgaria, DallBogg, UNIQA. Indicative premiums, vary with coverage caps and deductibles.
NSI Bulgaria — Household Budget Survey 2024 (consumer expenditure by group)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Each NSI 2024 COICOP group (BGN/capita/yr) converted ÷12 ÷1.95583 ×1.1399. Items sum ≈ $460, matching the headline. NSI merges recreation+culture+education and folds restaurants/hotels into food/misc; housing line is utilities only (no rent, per the HBS convention).
Cesta de la encuesta nacional de presupuestos familiares. El alquiler se muestra aparte, más abajo.
Detalles
Cost of living (single, excl. rent)460USD/month, single person, excluding rent10.0
Qué mide esto
Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.
NSI Bulgaria — Income, Expenditure and Consumption of Households in 2024 (Household Budget Survey)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NSI HBS 2024 consumer expenditure per household member = BGN 9,466/yr (COICOP consumption, effectively rent-free — Bulgaria doesn't impute owner rent, ~85% ownership, housing line is utilities). 9,466 ÷ 12 = 788.83 BGN/mo ÷ 1.95583 = €403.32/mo × 1.1399 = $459.75/mo → $460. Household-Budget-Survey basis chosen for peer consistency (matching the capture ratio of the Spain/Czechia figures). Bulgaria is the cheapest of the peer set.
- Notas
- The cheapest vs peers (BG ~$460 < CZ ~$785 < ES ~$941), consistent with income levels. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 Jan 2026 (1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN).
Private healthcare cost820USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old9.1
Qué mide esto
Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.
Curated market survey of Bulgarian voluntary health insurers (2026)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Bulgaria has mandatory public health insurance (НЗОК) with no full private-replacement market, so this is the VOLUNTARY supplementary premium: a comprehensive mid-tier plan (outpatient GP+specialist, labs, imaging, hospitalisation) ~€60/month = €720/yr → $821/yr at 1.1399. Range €30–60/mo (basic) to €60–120/mo (premium with dental/vision).
- Notas
- Supplementary to mandatory public НЗОК, not a replacement (like Austria's Sonderklasse). Main voluntary insurers: DZI, Bulstrad VIG, Generali, Allianz Bulgaria, DallBogg, UNIQA. Indicative premiums, vary with coverage caps and deductibles.