Is Bulgaria a good place to live for remote workers?

Bulgaria scores 77/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 151 Mbps, safety 93, healthcare 73, air quality 81; English not scored) — rank 43 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Bulgaria?

Median fixed broadband is around 151 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Bulgaria?

Single-person essentials run about $842/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 43/167

Is 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (Sofia) a good place to live?

Quality score 77/100 against essentials of $842/month.

The five metrics

Internet 60 151 Mbps median broadband, 82.4% online

Safety 93 1.1 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 73 UHC service coverage 73/100 (2023)

Air quality 81 PM2.5 13.7 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.03 · corruption control -0.24 · stability 0.04 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $13.88 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $5.38/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($842)	Verdict
$2,000	2.4×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.6×	like royalty
$5,000	5.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇯🇴 Jordan — quality 77.4, essentials $852/mo
🇧🇴 Bolivia — quality 65.9, essentials $717/mo
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — quality 44.6, essentials $484/mo
🇦🇲 Armenia — quality 64.4, essentials $715/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Bulgaria a good place to live for remote workers?: Bulgaria scores 77/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 151 Mbps, safety 93, healthcare 73, air quality 81; English not scored) — rank 43 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Bulgaria?: Median fixed broadband is around 151 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Bulgaria?: Single-person essentials run about $842/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.6× essentials).