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Cost
Of Living
Money
& CostsAverage monthly salaries in Sofia are in the 200-300 Euro range. As a result most people from Ireland and UK will find Sofia very inexpensive. There is, of course, a selection of rip-off bars to entice a tourist part with their Euro or dollars. In general, Bulgaria is very inexpensive for eating and drinking with a meal costing an average of 5-7 Euro , a bottle of beer for less that a Euro and good Bulgarian wine cost around 5 Euro a bottle. It is always worthwhile asking for the English and Bulgarian menus in the tourist areas. Some restaurants have been known to use differing pricing standards for the English menu. Not a frequent occurrence but it has been known to happen. A meal for 4 in a Nessebur – next to Sunny Beach- with a couple of bottles of wine cost us 35 Euro in August 2003. A beautiful meal for 4 on the following night with 2 bottles of wine, couple of beers and water, cost 23 Euro in Plovdiv, the second city of Bulgaria. This was in a typical traditional Bulgarian BBQ restaurant and a good time was had by all. Petrol prices are about what they are in Ireland, maybe a little cheaper. Self-service petrol stations are located along all the main roads. A lot of these have small coffee shop/snack bars. Very useful to break a long journey. Taxis are very cheap and it is hard to imagine how most drivers make a living. The exceptions here are the taxis in Sunny Beach. Be careful here- still much cheaper than Ireland or UK- but be aware of the prices. Purchasing a car in Bulgaria is an option if you are buying an apartment or villa. A decent ‘’run –around’’ can be purchased for under 3000 Euro and insurance is very cheap. Most apartment complexes come with 1 parking spot per apartment.
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