Living in Burgas
In Burgas, unemployment is 7.2% (2021).
Burgas's 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.
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 2 EUR/m² per month (2020), 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): 2 EUR/m²/month · NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m28
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 v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 9.72 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 176.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 7.56 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 6.64 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Burgas. Jul 2026. Prices in Burgas14Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 22.7 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 89.43 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €1.92 | 31 Dec 2020 | NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m28Official |
Is Burgas a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 120 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2 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.
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 municipality10
Burgas 7.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 922.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)1Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 %country median 9.2% | 7 Sept 2021 | NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality10Official |
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.
Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Burgas. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Burgas?
Police recorded about 1,448 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MVR Burgas statistical data, 01.01.2025–31.12.2025, “ОДМВР Бургас” sheet7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,448 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | MVR Burgas statistical data, 01.01.2025–31.12.2025, “ОДМВР Бургас” sheet7Official · county |
Mobility and administration
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 25 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW-Burgas)3Official · 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 BURGAS13Official · 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 BURGAS13Official · 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 BURGAS13Official · 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 BURGAS13Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Bulgaria: Varna ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Constanța (Romania) ±1.0 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.4 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.8 °C, Boulogne-Billancourt (France) ±2.0 °C, Montreuil (France) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
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 municipalities9
By nationality
National passport97.1%
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 Commission5Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 2.8 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 5,618 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat4Official |
| City area | 253.6 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com6Official |
| Population density | 886 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com6Official |
| Population | 195,912 people | 31 Dec 2025 | NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities9Official |
Foreign residents rose 319.6% between 2011 and 2022, from 1,339 to 5,618.
Alternatives for people set on Burgas
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Pernik as a Burgas alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Nearest airport: 33.0 km Pernik vs 8.0 km Burgas+313%
- Rent: €1.17/m² Pernik vs €2.00/m² Burgas−42%
- Foreign residents: 0.7% Pernik vs 2.8% Burgas−75%
- Unemployment: 9.0% Pernik vs 7.2% Burgas+25%
- Residents: 80,576 Pernik vs 195,912 Burgas−59%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,140 Pernik vs 1,448 Burgasno percentage
Alternative cities in Bulgaria
Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Burgas, nearest in population first.
How does Burgas compare?
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Burgas in rankings
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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Bulgarian-language training for migrant children (school-based intensive language preparation). How to enrol a child (mon.gov.bg).
A country-wide rule for Bulgaria; Burgas's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
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 2 EUR/m² per month (2020), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 140 EUR a month before utilities. Source: NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m2.
How safe is Burgas?
Police recorded about 1,448 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MVR Burgas statistical data, 01.01.2025–31.12.2025, “ОДМВР Бургас” sheet.
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 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?
Burgas may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
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Sources
- Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR) nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- MVR Burgas statistical data, 01.01.2025–31.12.2025, “ОДМВР Бургас” sheet mvr.bg · checked 2026-09-28
- NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m2 NSI City Statistics · nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
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- 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
- 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
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