What are some good places to work from in Sofia, Bulgaria?
Looking for the standard things:
Good height tables
Good internet
Comfortably large/not jampacked
Good wifi/plug sockets
Good food/coffee
Decent atmosphere
Friendly staff
and so on
⭐️ Overall Score | 3.91/5 (Rank #35) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,398 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 30Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 8°C46°F (feels 7°C45°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 82% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 19 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😐 Moderate: 84 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very Low: $622 / mo |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍20 likes vs. 👎1 dislikes |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Great |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Okay |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Bad |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Region | Europe |
🚩 Country | Bulgaria |
⏱ Average trip duration | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 8°C 46°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 7°C 45°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 good |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 84 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Triadica |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Novi isk"r |
🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Mtel |
💸 10 BGN in USD | USD 6.13 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BGN 100 = USD 61 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💻 Best coworking space | Betahaus |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Soho |
🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 11% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 1,010,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 19,357 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $7,465 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Emag |
🏠 Apartment listings | Imoti |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | WizzAir |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Bulgaria Air |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,398 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $853 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,751 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $500 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $368 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $165 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $790 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $37 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (275 listings) | $1,126 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $37 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
What are some good places to work from in Sofia, Bulgaria?
Looking for the standard things:
Good height tables
Good internet
Comfortably large/not jampacked
Good wifi/plug sockets
Good food/coffee
Decent atmosphere
Friendly staff
and so on
Sofia doesn’t have a ton of laptop-type cafes, but a great exception is Barista Coffee and More. The Greenwich bookstore/ cafe on Vitosha is also not bad. And if you like arty tea houses, two great places are Tea House on ul. Georgi Benkovski (a bit pricey but cozy atmosphere, some people on laptops, good food) and Veda House, which has a great Indian vibe and veg food – you can sit on cushions on the floor or at tables.
There are coffee shops beyond this on Vitosha, and a couple of Costa Coffee cafes that are fine for a little working but the above were my favorites.
Thanks for the reply!
Beyond those, looks like there’s some kind of coworking space around the corner from fabrika daga and searching on foursquare found several promising cafes I’ll check out this week. I’ll be sure to post here with what I’ve liked after I’ve had time to get to know the city a bit, too.
Hi all, my husband and I have been living in Bulgaria for the past month and were hoping to travel to Greece next. Have any UK nationals entered Greece lately? I believe that anyone entering Greece requires a negative COVID test 72 hours before travel - is this what they are requiring at the borders please? (Reason we ask is for Bulgaria we filled out forms but weren't asked for them) Thanks.
Hi from Greece,
This is what is currently effective:
Passengers of flights from Bulgaria, Romania, UAE, Malta, Belgium, Spain, Albania, North Macedonia and Hungary (as of September 16, 2020 until October 12, 2020) from Czech Republic (as of September 28, 2020) and Poland (as of October 3, 2020) to Greece will be required to have a negative molecular test result (PCR) for COVID-19, performed up to 72 hours before their entry to Greece.
I see that there are a whopping 200 nomads in Bansko, Bulgaria. I’m in Sofia, but aside from Bansko being cheap, I get the feeling that it’s a retirement centre in the summer time. I saw a few Youtube vids but it looks dead. What’s the draw to Bansko right now? Is there nightlife, or is it just a place to go hiking? Are there decent work cafe’s? Is it a decent place for singles?
Since it’s a hotspot I’d love to see some reviews on the page.
Thanks!
I tell you why, a friend Matthias is running a coliving space there called Coworking Bansko, and as they’ll throw a big party next year, the nomad scene is growing there. That’s actually when I’m gonna see the place for the first time, and I can give you my official review
It’s a mega cheap place, that’s why. It’s probably on a par with Thailand for costs.
If you want to hunker down and just work, then it’s a good place! There is 24/7 coworking and a good community of people there. I was there in September and it was a lot of fun. As it’s a small community you do end up doing lots of things together as everyone is in the same boat.
That said, the nightlife is basically a couple of ok bars and it’s not a place to jump on Tinder. Good for working, not a party town basically.
It’s mostly REALLy cheap to live, and in the winter it’s good for skiing etc. The 200 number is extrapolated from the 8 people checked in on Nomad List, so not necessarily completely accurate. But it is exceptional that there’s 8 people from Nomad List in a place like Bansko. I wonder why too!
Yeah, you either hike, go to the spa, or just save money. Nothing else left to do, during the summer.
Hmm, sounds boooooooring. Why are 200 nomads there? Because it’s easy to find an apartment for $150?
Hey,
I’m looking for a remote accounting and company admin office in Bulgaria for handling a limited company fully remotely with 1-2 invoices per month max.
If you happen to know any, let me know.
Thank you!
Are you interested in setting up the company in Bulgaria or set up somewhere else and just use Bulgaria as back office to take advantage of the lower costs? If you set up shop in Bulgaria the obvious advantage is the low tax (10% corporate tax and 5% on dividends!) and access to EU market. A disadvantage of sorts will be that you will need to come here more to have your board meetings etc as you will need some sort of physical presence. I run a cloud based accounting practice with most of my clients’ companies based in UK, however I spent most of my time in Bulgaria and find it a good place to base a distributed business.
Hi all. In view of the interest, I checked with my accountant and they agreed to publish their email address here.
Please feel free to contact Veda Accounting directly at: [email protected]
I’ll send you a private message with the details of my accountant, I think they can help you.
Thanx a lot. I will check that out.
Just out of curiousity. What makes you choose Bulgaria over other Estonia for example (besides the smaller taxes)?
Gustav
What are some good places to work from in Sofia, Bulgaria?
Looking for the standard things:
Good height tables
Good internet
Comfortably large/not jampacked
Good wifi/plug sockets
Good food/coffee
Decent atmosphere
Friendly staff
and so on
Sofia doesn’t have a ton of laptop-type cafes, but a great exception is Barista Coffee and More. The Greenwich bookstore/ cafe on Vitosha is also not bad. And if you like arty tea houses, two great places are Tea House on ul. Georgi Benkovski (a bit pricey but cozy atmosphere, some people on laptops, good food) and Veda House, which has a great Indian vibe and veg food – you can sit on cushions on the floor or at tables.
There are coffee shops beyond this on Vitosha, and a couple of Costa Coffee cafes that are fine for a little working but the above were my favorites.
Thanks for the reply!
Beyond those, looks like there’s some kind of coworking space around the corner from fabrika daga and searching on foursquare found several promising cafes I’ll check out this week. I’ll be sure to post here with what I’ve liked after I’ve had time to get to know the city a bit, too.
This year I would to work for a few months in a different location taking my partner with me. I’m calling it a working holiday. Bulgaria is the place I’m thinking of starting this “trend” I would like to do. I have read a lot of other peoples thoughts of it and I know a guy who I sort of worked with, He currently works around the world.
My question is as I am a British WordPress developer will I need a work visa or anything? All my work will be with clients back home. I’m fully booked up with projects for around 6 months - it grows each week.
Will my partner need any visa?
I have been looking at places to stay and the thought of working on a nice sunny balcony overlooking the sea really make me feel good.
Hi Jason,
As far as I’m aware, as a member of the EU (British citizen), you have freedom of movement across all member states (Bulgaria being one of them). Technically you should register your arrival with an embassy or council, but that’s more of a formality.
This is from wikipedia:
The free movement of persons means that EU citizens can move freely between member states to live, work, study or retire in another country. This required the lowering of administrative formalities and recognition of professional qualifications of other states.
Hope that helps and happy travels!
I’ve spent a lot of time in Bulgaria. My 2¢:
HAVE FUN, Bulgaria is amazing!
I second Plovdiv! I am thinking I will spend my summer there. It’s a great little city!
If you are visiting Bulgaria in the summer, you will prefer some smaller city/village, since the big ones are too ‘touristy’ in the holiday season.
If you are looking for a cool city not at the sea - definitely Plovdiv.
Hello!
As I understand, UK citizens are not Schengen but can work and live freely without registration in other EU states, [up to 90 days][1].
And although Bulgaria is not Schengen, they now have to follow the Schengen visa-issuing rules. Bulgaria is great. Of course double check but, you should be good-to-go!
Good luck!
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area
@Andrew_F_Shaker thanks buddy! I will take a few months to plan this, hoping ni the UK summer (just before).
I thought best to try it in the EU first.
Aaron
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 0° freezing | 457° cold | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 8127° warm | 8630° warm | 9032° hot | 8127° warm | 7021° mild | 5513° cool | 436° cold |
Real | 341° very cold | 457° cold | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 6820° mild | 7826° warm | 8228° very warm | 8630° very warm | 7926° warm | 6921° mild | 5513° cool | 436° very cold |
Humidity | damp 82% | damp 76% | nice 62% | nice 62% | nice 69% | nice 72% | nice 64% | nice 54% | nice 58% | nice 68% | damp 84% | damp 79% |
Rain | dry 16mm | dry 11mm | dry 6mm | dry 30mm | dry 42mm | rainy 138mm | rainy 53mm | dry 12mm | dry 20mm | dry 17mm | dry 25mm | dry 13mm |
Cloud | cloudy 67% | pockets 39% | pockets 36% | cloudy 51% | pockets 46% | pockets 35% | pockets 22% | clear 8% | pockets 34% | clear 9% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 78% |
Air quality | bad 113 US AQI | bad 105 US AQI | okay 95 US AQI | okay 80 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | okay 76 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 78 US AQI | okay 84 US AQI | bad 110 US AQI | okay 96 US AQI | okay 99 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Nomad List members | 3 people | 2 people | 2 people | 3 people | 3 people | 5 people | 4 people | 4 people | 6 people | 3 people | 2 people | 3 people |
Based on Sofia's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
Bansko is booming! Some of the reviews and scores are well and truly outdated. In 'cons' - "very hard to make friends"!!! HA!!! Perhaps a few years ago. Bansko is now teeming with hundreds of remote workers (on top of the large number of tourists), with an extremely active and welcoming social scene. There are now 4 different coworking companies in Bansko (up from 1 less than a year ago), with the largest 'Coworking Bansko' having 100+ members and locations around Bansko. The town itself is also
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⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 58✈️26min$1,655 / mo🌇 Also went here122 people×I spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home really late during the night, walking, without any problem. Parties are really fun and there are all kinds of spots to have fun (bars, nightclubs, restaurants...). The city has a lot of cafés to work at and most of them have free and reliable wifi. Definitely recommend!
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety very badTap to open🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 21✈️40min$1,154 / mo🌇 Also went here134 people×Athens is a great city; much to do! It offers a balance of daily life and nightlife. Rents are extremely reasonable. Two of my colleagues and I decided to live in the northern suburbs near metro stations called Doukisis Plakentias. 15 minute underground ride to Athens centre. Mt. Pentelis which is very nearby offers and great trekking paths and clean air for those who love to be close to nature as well as close to the city. Nice shopping area too, like Halandri. Great restaurants, cafes, etc.,
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 80😷✈️42min$3,032 / mo🌇 Also went here114 people×I stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 43✈️50min$1,508 / mo🌇 Also went here125 people×Vienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌤 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 57✈️1h$2,867 / mo🌇 Also went here97 people×I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 38✈️1h$2,227 / mo🌇 Also went here134 people×Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌤 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 28✈️2h$3,007 / mo🌇 Also went here124 people×Housing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 13✈️2h$4,885 / mo🌇 Also went here104 people×Lived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 29✈️2h$3,150 / mo🌇 Also went here180 people×Super fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 56✈️2h$4,101 / mo🌇 Also went here139 people×How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 21✈️3h$4,241 / mo🌇 Also went here171 people×It's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 46✈️4h$2,121 / mo🌇 Also went here137 people×Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 60✈️10h$1,104 / mo🌇 Also went here115 people×I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety very badTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 1✈️10h$4,876 / mo🌇 Also went here98 people×Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91°🥵AQI 62✈️11h$1,426 / mo🌇 Also went here150 people×
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