Living in Burgas

Burgas is a city in Bulgaria. Its population was 195,912 at the end of 2025. In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 7.2%.

Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Burgas?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BulgariaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Burgas.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €89.43 per month, fixed internet at €9.72 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €7.56.

How much does it cost to rent in Burgas?

Average net cold rent is 9.53 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 9.53 EUR/m²/month · Imot.bg¹³

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	24.22 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	9.72 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	176.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.56 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.64 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Burgas. Jul 2026. Prices in Burgas¹¹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	22.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	89.43 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.53 EUR/m²/month	4 Aug 2026	Imot.bg¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 572 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.53 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Burgas?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	7.2 %	7 Sept 2021	NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁷Official

Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2009–2022

Unemployment rate fell 62.7% between 2009 and 2022, from 5.7% to 2.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Burgas. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Employment Agency — Public employment service

Bulgarian Employment Agency

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Burgas. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Nearest airport	BOJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Burgas. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course

Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine

For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.

BulgarianCEFR A1–B2In Person, Onlinefree

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Open the full Bulgaria section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Burgas.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — BG NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Meden rudnik-Burgas)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	25 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW-Burgas)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 16.2 · May 21.7 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 8.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BURGAS¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.8 · May 13 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 1.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BURGAS¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11.2 · May 16.6 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 4.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BURGAS¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 48 · Feb 42 · Mar 43 · Apr 42 · May 47 · Jun 50 · Jul 45 · Aug 24 · Sep 50 · Oct 65 · Nov 51 · Dec 49 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BURGAS¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Bulgaria cities

Veliko Tŭrnovo77,049 residents Sofia1,221,172 residents Kostinbrod11,677 residents Radomir11,502 residents Tryavna6,940 residents Aksakovo6,932 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Burgas?

The published population was 195,912 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	560 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	2.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat³Official
Foreign residents	5,618 people	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat³Official
G01 Area Km2	253.6 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
G01 Density Per Km2	886 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population	195,912 people	31 Dec 2025	NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁶Official

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2011–2022

Foreign residents rose 319.6% between 2011 and 2022, from 1,339 to 5,618.

Foreign residents5,618 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Eurostat

Population195,912 people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities

Average net rent (nettokalt)9.53 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Independent source · Imot.bg

Unemployment rate7.2 %7 Sept 2021Official source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality

NO₂ — annual mean16 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Meden rudnik-Burgas)

PM10 — annual mean25 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW-Burgas)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 17
Decision domains: 3
Current facts: 17

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Burgas when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Burgas?

The published population was 195,912 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Burgas?

Average net cold rent is 9.53 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 667 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Imot.bg.

What is the unemployment rate in Burgas?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Burgas?

5,618 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat.

How much is public transport in Burgas?

A monthly transport pass is 22.7 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Burgas a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Burgas, Bulgaria: rent, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/burgas/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_burgas-bulgaria-rent-cost-of-living-jobs_9895db23acba,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Burgas, Bulgaria: rent, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/burgas/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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EEA air quality statistics — BG NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Meden rudnik-Burgas) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW-Burgas) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BURGAS WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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Cost of Living in Burgas. Jul 2026. Prices in Burgas numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
Imot.bg imot.bg · checked 2026-08-04

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