Veliko Tarnovo
The old capital on hills above the Yantra river, Tsarevets fortress and a university town. Cosy and inexpensive, but a small job market: best for remote workers.
€2351-bed rent outside centrecentre €313
€1,112average gross wageVeliko Tarnovo Province, Q2 2026
21%of the wage goes on rent1-bed outside centre
€1,210price per m² outside centrecentre €2,170
Thin data. Prices for this city rest on few Numbeo submissions. Treat them as indicative.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Inexpensive rent
- A beautiful historic town
- A calm pace of life
Cons
- A small job market
- The coldest winter on the list
- Thin data: prices rest on few submissions
Costs
| 1-bed rent, centre | €313 |
| 1-bed rent, outside centre | €235 |
| 3-bed rent, centre | €507 |
| 3-bed rent, outside centre | €372 |
| Utilities, ≈ 85 m² flat | €85 |
| Internet | €14 |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | no data |
| State kindergarten | free |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | €10 |
| Family of four without rent (Numbeo estimate) | €2,093 |
Climate, sea and travel
| January mean temperature | -2.3 °C |
| July mean temperature | +22.9 °C |
| Sea | ≈ 230 km to Varna |
| Airport | No major airport nearby: Sofia and Varna are ≈ 230 km away |
| Population | 59,166 (2022) |
Sources
- Wages: NSI, Q2 2026
- Rent, prices, costs: Numbeo, updated 2026-10-02
- Climate and population: Wikipedia (NIMH and NSI data)
Checked: 9 October 2026. Purchase prices converted from square feet to m².