Living in Vidin

In Vidin, rent averages €1.08 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 14.5% (2021).

Vidin, a city in Bulgaria, had a population of 44,089 at the end of 2025. In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 14.5%.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population44,089people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities

Average gross salary828.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)

Average net rent1.08EUR/m²/monthcountry median €1.92 — 44% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Unemployment rate14.5%country median 9.2% — 58% aboveOfficial source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality

Cheaper rent than any other Bulgarian city that publishes it and higher unemployment than 94% of Bulgarian cities that publish it.

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

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 Vidin.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vidin?

Average net cold rent is 1.08 EUR/m² per month (2022), 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): 1.08 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€16

Net rent across major citiesVidin highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Sofia€3.83

Plovdiv€2.75

Varna€2.42

Shumen€2.33

Stara Zagora€1.75

Vidin€1.08

Show the other 6 cities

Blagoevgrad€2.25

Vratsa€2.20

Burgas€2.00

Veliko Tarnovo€1.92

Ruse€1.92

Haskovo€1.83

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Bulgaria fixed internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vivacom mobile data plan¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	1.08 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €1.92	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat⁴Official

Is Vidin a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on housing, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee56%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 47–65%

Student68%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 57–79%

Family53%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 42–64%

Retirement64%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 51–77%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 65 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 1.08 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: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vidin?

The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in BulgariaUnemployment in Vidin is 14.5%. Of 36 cities with data, 12 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1622–24

Vidin 14.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	828.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)²Official · county
Unemployment rate	14.5 %country median 9.2%	7 Sept 2021	NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁹Official

Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2009–2022

3.1%

9.0%

14.8%

20.6%

4.3%20092015201720192022

Unemployment rate fell 69.9% between 2009 and 2022, from 14.5% to 4.3%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vidin. 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

Search jobs

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	41 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	SOF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	150 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vidin. 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

Open official information

Open the full Bulgaria section

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

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

4°-4°

7°-3°

13°1°

19°6°

24°11°

29°15°

31°16°

25°12°

18°7°

10°2°

5°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

112

168

209

256

292

325

306

218

153

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM1030WHO 15 · EU 40

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	30 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Vidin 2)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 19.2 · May 24.4 · Jun 28.6 · Jul 30.9 · Aug 31 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.9 · Feb -2.6 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 5.8 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 12.4 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41 · Feb 40 · Mar 43 · Apr 44 · May 56 · Jun 51 · Jul 55 · Aug 44 · Sep 44 · Oct 51 · Nov 46 · Dec 50 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 82 · Feb 112 · Mar 168 · Apr 209 · May 256 · Jun 292 · Jul 325 · Aug 306 · Sep 218 · Oct 153 · Nov 79 · Dec 69 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Bulgaria: Sliven ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Timișoara (Romania) ±0.6 °C, Craiova (Romania) ±0.7 °C, Arad (Romania) ±0.7 °C, Brăila (Romania) ±1.1 °C, Galați (Romania) ±1.1 °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 Vidin?

The published population was 44,089 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁸

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 263 is not 0.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	70 km²	31 Dec 2024	Bulgaria city identity collection⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	0.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	263 people	31 Dec 2021	Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Vidin⁶Official
G01 Area Km2	70 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁷Official
G01 Density Per Km2	602 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁷Official
Population	44,089 people	31 Dec 2025	NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁸Official

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2011–2022

125

187

248

310

29720112015201720192022

Foreign residents rose 115.2% between 2011 and 2022, from 138 to 297.

Alternatives for people set on Vidin

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.

Shumen as a Vidin alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 2.3% Shumen vs 0.8% Vidin+187%
Unemployment: 8.2% Shumen vs 14.5% Vidin−43%
Rent: €2.33/m² (2020) Shumen vs €1.08/m² (2022) Vidinno percentage
Residents: 77,095 Shumen vs 44,089 Vidin+75%
Nearest airport: 73.0 km Shumen vs 150.0 km Vidin−51%

Full comparison More about Shumen

Alternative cities in Bulgaria

Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Vidin, nearest in population first.

All Bulgaria cities

Montana42,776 residents Kyustendil46,391 residents Silistra38,980 residents Nesebar36,656 residents Gorna Oryahovitsa35,866 residents Lovech35,792 residents

How does Vidin compare?

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Vidin in rankings

#1 of 17 in Cheapest cities to rent in Bulgaria #14 of 16 in Most international cities in Bulgaria #21 of 30 in Largest cities in Bulgaria

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vidin 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.

School 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; Vidin'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 Vidin?

The published population was 44,089 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Vidin?

Average net cold rent is 1.08 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 76 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.

What is the unemployment rate in Vidin?

The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Vidin?

263 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Vidin.

Is Vidin a good place to live?

Vidin 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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A1 Bulgaria fixed internet a1.bg · checked 2026-09-15
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 PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Vidin 2) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-27
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Vidin Eurostat · ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Vivacom mobile data plan vivacom.bg · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIDIN WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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