Sofia
The capital and the country's main job market: the highest salaries and the most vacancies, including IT and international companies. A metro, Vitosha mountain right next to the city, the largest airport.
€5411-bed rent outside centrecentre €697
€1,943average gross wageSofia City, Q2 2026
28%of the wage goes on rent1-bed outside centre
€2,870price per m² outside centrecentre €3,940
Pros and cons
Pros
- The highest salaries in the country
- The most jobs, including English-speaking IT and service centres
- Airport, metro, plenty of schools and kindergartens
Cons
- The most expensive rent and housing
- Winter smog on some days
- Traffic, and far from the sea
Costs
| 1-bed rent, centre | €697 |
| 1-bed rent, outside centre | €541 |
| 3-bed rent, centre | €1,370 |
| 3-bed rent, outside centre | €941 |
| Utilities, ≈ 85 m² flat | €142 |
| Internet | €14 |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | €682 |
| State kindergarten | free |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | €15 |
| Family of four without rent (Numbeo estimate) | €2,783 |
Climate, sea and travel
| January mean temperature | -0.5 °C |
| July mean temperature | +21.6 °C |
| Sea | ≈ 390 km to Burgas |
| Airport | Sofia Airport inside the city, the most flights in the country |
| Population | 1,295,591 (2025) |
Sources
- Wages: NSI, Q2 2026
- Rent, prices, costs: Numbeo, updated 2026-10-08
- Climate and population: Wikipedia (NIMH and NSI data)
Checked: 9 October 2026. Purchase prices converted from square feet to m².