Rents in Bulgaria compared to Europe

This comparison presents the median monthly rental prices for a 1-bedroom apartment in the most expensive regions of capital cities or major urban centers, based on our in-house research.

Italy, Milan € 3,000
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,313
France, Paris € 2,000
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 2,000
Spain, Madrid € 1,875
Iceland € 1,744
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,677
Ireland, Dublin € 1,676
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,588
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Germany, Berlin € 1,400
Luxembourg € 1,400
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,258
Belgium, Brussels € 1,120
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 1,100
Austria, Vienna € 1,050
Poland, Warsaw € 1,040
Greece, Athens € 950
Malta, Valletta € 900
Norway, Oslo € 894
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Lithuania, Vilnius € 800
Turkey, Istanbul € 764
Romania, Bucharest € 720
Hungary, Budapest € 676
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Latvia, Riga € 500
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Macedonia, Skopje € 250

Bulgaria began to produce quarterly house price statistics in Q1 1993. The figures are issued by the National Statistical Office. Interest rate and other macroeconomic and monetary statistics are on the Bulgarian National Bank site.