Cost, Currency

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.