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Bulgaria has been gaining attention from expats for a number of years particularly because of the affordability of house prices. For example, Eurostat reports that in Bulgaria house prices hadn’t grown much in the past 20 years, however since 2024 they have increased since more people are interested in buying. For example, you could buy a house in Bulgaria for 30,000 euro and renovation projects are even cheaper.

Bulgaria is not part of the euro zone and the local currency is the Bulgarian Lev, with an approximate exchange rate of 1 Bulgarian Lev being worth 0.50 euro.

In Demand Remote Jobs in Bulgaria

Among the remote roles that are most in demand are coding, marketing, software engineering, project management, brand management, advertising.

Tech jobs tend to offer the highest salaries. Full Stack Phython engineers are particularly in demand.

Some companies offer additional benefits on top of the salary that include access to gyms, health insurance, public transport subsidy and food vouchers, so for digital nomads who plan to work in Bulgaria for a number of months they can take advantage of those benefits.

Highest Paying Remote Jobs in Bulgaria

Remote jobs in Bulgaria can range between 2,500 and 4,000 euro per month, with some larger companies even willing to pay 8,500 euro per month in salary.

LinkedIn and other job sites list remote roles in different sectors such as:

• Senior Reporter for a news site paying almost 30,000 euro per year;
• Freelance Country Expert for a legal company paying 35,000 euro per year;
• Accounts Payable Specialist with Languages with a salary of almost 2000 euro per month;
• Senior Systems Engineer with a salary up to 4,500 euro per month;
• Information Security Consultant with a salary up to 2,500 euro per month;
• Financial Controller with a salary up to 2,700 euro per month;
• Senior eCommerce Marketing Specialist with a salary up to 2,500 euro per month;
• Senior Developer with a salary up to 3,000 euro per month;
• Accountant with Languages with a salary up to 3,000 euro per month;
• Senior Integration Consultant with a salary up to 3,500 euro per month.

Advantages of Working in Bulgaria

There are many advantages of working in Bulgaria, for example:

• as mentioned earlier, accommodation in Bulgaria is among the most affordable in Europe, including buying property;
• natural landscapes with plenty of opportunities to pursue outdoor activities like climbing and hiking, plus beaches;
• many cultural attractions and historical sites to visit;
• low taxation;
• good quality of life and low cost of living;
• Bulgaria’s geographic position means that you can travel easily to both other European countries and Asian countries.

Languages Spoken in Bulgaria

The majority of the population (85%) speaks Bulgarian, followed by Turkish (9%) and Romani (4%). Bulgarian is a Slavic language with a Cyrillic alphabet. Approximately one third of the population can speak English as a foreign language. Other foreign languages spoken in Bulgaria include Russian and German.

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