Cost of living in Bulgaria

Public utilities

• Electricity: 0,10 euro/kWh

• Water: 0,50 euro/m3

• Inhabited house duty: 50 euro/year

• Cleaner: 50 euro/month

• Internet-LAN: 15 euro/month

• Ground phone: 90 euro/once
  4 euro/month
  0,10 euro/city call
  

• Mobile phone: M-TEL 6-22 euro/month
  0,07-0,7 euro/min.
  

• Fuel: 0,7 euro/litre

• Diesel: 0,5 euro/litre

• Gas: 0,4 euro/litre

• Taxi: 0,25 euro/km.

• Security: 220 euro/once
  30 euro/month
  

• Dinner in restaurant for 2: 10 euro
  Includes: 2 juices
  2 salads
  2 soups
  2 dishes with meat+garnish
  2 coffees
  

• Bulgarian wine: from 1 euro to 6 euro/bottle-0,75ml

• Accountant: 50-80 euro/month

• Lawyer: 100-130 euro/month

• Secretary: 100-130 euro/month

• Manager: 150-180 euro/month

• Office manager: 150-300 euro/month

• Tip in restaurant: 1-3 euro

Prices on food

• Chicken: 2.5 euro/kg.

• English bacon: 4 euro/kg.

• Salami: 1.6 euro/kg.

• Surlion: 7,39 euro/kg.

• Cheese: 1.4 euro/kg.

• Milk: 0.5 euro/liter

• Sauce: 0.5 euro/kg.

• Olive: 1.7 euro/kg.

• Mushroom with sauce: 2.4 euro/kg.

• Rice: 0.4 euro/kg.

• Pasta: 0.5 euro/0.220 kg.

• Jam: 0.4 euro/0.3 kg.

• Coffe: 0.5-4 euro/0.1 kg.

• Bread: 0.3 euro/0.8 kg.

• Fruits: 0.6 euro/kg.

• Whiskey: 8 euro/litre

• Bulgarian brandy: 1.5 euro/0,7 litre

Daily goods

• Deodorant: 1.2 euro/50 ml.

• Cream: 0.8 euro/75 ml.

• Shower gel: 1.2 euro/250 ml.

• Soap: 0.4 euro/0.1 kg.

• Shampoo: 1.5 euro/250 ml.

• Tooth-paste: 0.5 euro/50 ml.

• Washing powder: 0.3 euro/0.5 kg.

• Color dye: 2 euro

  
  Banya:
  
  Banya is situated in the south-west of Bulgaria in a valley between the three big mountains Rila, Pirin and the Rho-dopes. /Rila mountain is the highest on the Balkan Penin-cular/. 156 km from the capital Sofia. 3,000 inhabitants, 23% of them being under 18. Ruins of interesting archeo-logical sites from Thracian and Medieval times were found not far from Banya.
  
  More then 70 mineral springs with average temperature of 58?C. Banya is extremely attractive with its open-air swimming pools with mineral water which are near the public baths. The old bath /1735/ is interesting with its architecture. In English the word "Banya" means bath.
  
  4 churches, several small chapels. The interior of Sveti Georgi Church /1834/ is of great artistic value. Flower greenhouses full of roses, carnations, dahlias etc. Local icon- painters, wood-carvers, masters in weaving traditional textiles and embroidery.
  
  Small beautiful parks. A number of folk-restaurants /taverns/ that are decorated in the old traditional style. They offer delicious specialties of the local cuisine.
  
  
  Dobrinishte:
  
  Dobrinishte is the most famous balneological resort in Pirin mountain. The village is located only at the distance of 6 km. to the east of Bansko. It is one of the largest villages in the country with a population of over 3000 inhabitants. From ancient times it is famous with its mineral springs. There are 17 mineral springs with water temperature between 30 and 43 C, as well as a big mineral public bath. The mineral water is with slight mineralization. The resort is recommended for balneo and climate treatment. The natural wealth and the equipment, as well as the near ski runs of Bezbog peak, make the resort one of the most visited mountain resorts. There are a lot of healing establishments, and open pool with hot mineral water.
  
  HEALING MINERAL WATER:
  
  The healing mineral water of Dobrinishte village consists of mineral, hyperthermal, sulphate, sodium, fluorine, silicon water. Drinking this water one can cure:
  - Diseases of digestive system
  - Hronic gastritis
  - Ulcer
  - Hronic colitis
  - Tooth caries
  - Diseases of kidneys and ureter
  - Hronic pyelitis
  - Neurology
  - Application
  - Ulcer and hronic gastritis – 1 – 2 hours before eating;
  - In the other cases 1 / 2 hour before eating – one cup
  
  SURROUNING AREAS:
  
  At the distance of 11 km. is located the Gotse Delshev chalet (1600 meters above the sea level) and when one reach there, can use the two – chair lift to reach to the Bezbog chalet (2240 meters above the sea level. This is a zone with well served 2 drags, lift – 3100 long and displacement 840 meters. The region is very suitable also and for summer tourism. There are a number of private hotels in the village as well as a House of Tourism. There is a bus line to Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Razlog, Bansko, Gotze Delchev, etc. The bus station is near the railway station, about 1 km east of Dobrinishte.