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Living in Dobrich

In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 9.1%. The population of Dobrich, in Bulgaria, was 68,573 at the end of 2025.

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

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 Dobrich.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dobrich?

Average net cold rent is 6.67 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): 6.67 EUR/m²/month · Imot.bg12

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Dobrich yet.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.67 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Imot.bg12Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 400 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.67 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 Dobrich?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate9.1 %7 Sept 2021NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality9Official
Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 2011–2022
Unemployment rate in Dobrich by year, %3.4%8.5%13.5%18.5%201120162018202020225.1%%

Unemployment rate fell 70.6% between 2011 and 2022, from 17.5% to 5.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dobrich. 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

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Nearest airportVAR3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Distance to nearest airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dobrich. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dobrich.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dobrich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Dobrich annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.0PM2.5154019.0PM10µg/m³

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS OU Han Asparuh-Dobrich)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 15.73 · Feb 18.37 · Mar 24.13 · Apr 26.91 · May 30.21 · Jun 36.61 · Jul 39.98 · Aug 37.42 · Sep 32.81 · Oct 29.23 · Nov 24.07 · Dec 19.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -18.91 · Feb -14.02 · Mar -10.9 · Apr -2.13 · May 3.93 · Jun 10.52 · Jul 13.28 · Aug 13.43 · Sep 7.91 · Oct -0.73 · Nov -6.87 · Dec -12.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.38 · Feb 2.85 · Mar 6.26 · Apr 10.41 · May 16.58 · Jun 21.62 · Jul 24.27 · Aug 24.39 · Sep 19.64 · Oct 13.86 · Nov 8.63 · Dec 3.3 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Dobrich by year, µg/m³7.111.415.619.92013201620182020202411.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 rose 37.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 8.0 to 11.0.

Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria

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

All Bulgaria cities
Veliko Tŭrnovo77,049 residentsKostinbrod11,677 residentsRadomir11,502 residentsTryavna6,940 residentsAksakovo6,932 residentsBeloslav6,608 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dobrich?

The published population was 68,573 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Dobrich residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.1%Foreign residents 0.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area109 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission5Official
Foreign-resident share0.9 %31 Dec 2022Eurostat3Official
Foreign residents594 people31 Dec 2020Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich4Official
G01 Area Km2109.7 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com6Official
G01 Density Per Km2826 people/km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com6Official
Population68,573 people31 Dec 2025NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities8Official
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2011–2022
Foreign residents in Dobrich by year, residents29042856770520112015201720192022676residents

Foreign residents rose 111.9% between 2011 and 2022, from 319 to 676.

Foreign residents594 people31 Dec 2020Official source · Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich
Population68,573 people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.67 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Independent source · Imot.bg
Unemployment rate9.1 %7 Sept 2021Official source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS OU Han Asparuh-Dobrich)
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

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Decision domains
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Current facts
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dobrich 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 Dobrich?

The published population was 68,573 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Dobrich?

Average net cold rent is 6.67 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 467 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Imot.bg.

Is the air quality good in Dobrich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Dobrich?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Dobrich?

594 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich.

Is Dobrich 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). Dobrich, Bulgaria: rent, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/dobrich/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dobrich-bulgaria-rent-jobs-air-quality_8c92ded876e1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dobrich, Bulgaria: rent, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/dobrich/},
  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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  1. EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS OU Han Asparuh-Dobrich) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  4. Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich Eurostat · ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  5. Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  6. migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
  7. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  8. NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  9. NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Imot.bg imot.bg · checked 2026-08-04

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