Cost of Living & Currency

bulgarian_currency.jpg The cost of living is one of the lowest in Europe. A meal for two, made from organically pure products and including a bottle of nice wine will not cost you more than seven or eight Euros.

Some examples of avarage prices for goods and products in Bulgaria

Public utilities

  • Electricity: 0,10 euro/kWh
  • Water: 0,50 euro/m3
  • Inhabited house duty: 50 euro/year
  • Cleaner: 50 euro/month
  • Internet-LAN: 15 euro/month
  • Ground phone: 90 euro/once
    4 euro/month
    0,10 euro/city call
  • Mobile phone: M-TEL 6-22 euro/month
    0,07-0,7 euro/min.
  • Fuel: 0,7 euro/litre
  • Diesel: 0,5 euro/litre
  • Gas: 0,4 euro/litre
  • Taxi: 0,25 euro/km.
  • Security: 220 euro/once
    30 euro/month
  • Dinner in restaurant for 2:10 euro
    Includes: 2 juices
    2 salads
    2 soups
    2 dishes with meat+garnish
    2 coffees
  • Bulgarian wine: from 1 euro to 6 euro/bottle-0,75ml
  • Accountant: 50-80 euro/month
  • Lawyer: 100-130 euro/month
  • Secretary: 100-130 euro/month
  • Manager: 150-180 euro/month
  • Office manager: 150-300 euro/month
  • Tip in restaurant: 1-3 euro

Prices on food
  • Chicken: 2.5 euro/kg.
  • English bacon: 4 euro/kg.
  • Salami: 1.6 euro/kg.
  • Surlion: 7,39 euro/kg.
  • Cheese: 1.4 euro/kg.
  • Milk: 0.5 euro/liter
  • Sauce: 0.5 euro/kg.
  • Olive: 1.7 euro/kg.
  • Mushroom with sauce: 2.4 euro/kg.
  • Rice: 0.4 euro/kg.
  • Pasta: 0.5 euro/0.220 kg.
  • Jam: 0.4 euro/0.3 kg.
  • Coffe: 0.5-4 euro/0.1 kg.
  • Bread: 0.3 euro/0.8 kg.
  • Fruits: 0.6 euro/kg.
  • Whiskey: 8 euro/litre
  • Bulgarian brandy: 1.5 euro/0,7 litre


Daily goods
  • Deodorant: 1.2 euro/50 ml.
  • Cream: 0.8 euro/75 ml.
  • Shower gel: 1.2 euro/250 ml.
  • Soap: 0.4 euro/0.1 kg.
  • Shampoo: 1.5 euro/250 ml.
  • Tooth-paste: 0.5 euro/50 ml.
  • Washing powder: 0.3 euro/0.5 kg.
  • Color dye: 2 euro

The unit of currency in Bulgaria(currency code: BGL) is the lev, divided into 100 stotinki. The Bulgarian National Bank is the bank of issue and handles government funds and state-owned enterprises.
Note: Bulgaria?s national currency is the lev, which is divided into 100 stotinki.
Notes are available in denominations of 1,2,5,10,20,50,100 and 200 leva.
Coins come in denominations of 1 and 2 leva, plus 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 stotinki.



Bulgaria Profile
Latest Properties
view_1.jpg
Villa Allegra
house.jpg
house nr kavarna mog
1.jpg
Very nice house close to the spa resort of Hissar - CCKB1505
DSC00237.JPG
house 5 km from kavarna