Sofia
Most expensive
- Kinotsentara1 640 €
- zh.gr.Yuzhen park1 450 €
- Malinova dolina1 400 €
Cheapest
- Moderno predgradie450 €
- Lyulin 1450 €
- Triagalnika450 €
Renting in Bulgaria — October 2026
Domly’s monthly rental market report, based on 27 292 current listings from imot.bg, alo.bg and homes.bg with duplicates removed.
Data as of October 25, 2026
Key findings
- Rents are highest in Sofia: a two-room apartment costs 650 € a month on median.
- The most affordable major city is Burgas: a two-room apartment for 450 €.
- In Burgas, one in 8 rental listings is suspiciously cheap: an agency price 40% or more below the market. 911 such listings nationwide.
- Owners post between 3% and 7% of listings depending on the city; the rest come through agencies.
Prices by city
Median monthly rent: half of the listings are cheaper, half are more expensive.
| City | 1 room | 2 rooms | 3 rooms | €/m² | Yield | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 450 € | 650 € | 850 € | 9,5 | — | 10 663 |
| Plovdiv | 290 € | 500 € | 650 € | 7,1 | — | 3 668 |
| Varna | 350 € | 550 € | 700 € | 8,6 | 5,6% | 6 699 |
| Burgas | 300 € | 450 € | 625 € | 7,0 | — | 2 146 |
Districts: most and least expensive
Plovdiv
Most expensive
- Stariyat grad775 €
- Tsentar600 €
- Komatevski vazel600 €
Cheapest
- Hristo Botev420 €
- Komatevo445 €
- Gagarin449 €
Varna
Most expensive
- Sveti Nikola1 200 €
- Festivalen kompleks900 €
- Greek Quarter750 €
Cheapest
- Avtogara450 €
- Kolhozen pazar488 €
- Vladislav Varnenchik 1499 €
Burgas
Most expensive
- Vetren700 €
- Horizont650 €
- Tsentar590 €
Cheapest
- Meden rudnik300 €
- Meden rudnik - zona A410 €
- Bratya Miladinovi420 €
Bait listings: apartments that are “already taken”
Agencies often post an apartment far below the market price: callers are told it is “already rented” and offered others. Domly flags agency listings priced 40% or more below similar ones (same type and number of rooms in the district) and does not show them to users.
| City | Suspicious | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burgas | 256 | 11,9% |
| Plovdiv | 106 | 2,9% |
| Varna | 130 | 1,9% |
| Sofia | 190 | 1,8% |
Owner or agency
Share of listings posted by owners, among those where the poster is known.
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Sofia3%
-
Plovdiv4%
-
Varna3%
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Burgas7%
Methodology
- Sources: imot.bg, alo.bg and homes.bg, collected several times a day.
- The same apartment on several sites is counted once (duplicates are merged by photos, address and parameters).
- Prices are medians, not averages, so a few very expensive or mistaken listings do not skew the result.
- Yield is annual rent ÷ purchase price per m² in the same city and district (from sale listings).
- Bait listings are agency listings more than 40% below the median of similar ones; owner listings are never flagged.
- The report is a snapshot as of the collection date; current figures are on the city rent index pages.
For journalists
Figures may be quoted freely with a reference to Domly (getdomly.com). District-level detail is in each city’s rent index. Requests and comments: office@getdomly.com