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Asking prices

Median prices for apartments for sale in Bulgaria

Median price

139 080 €

Lower bound (10%)

73 790 €

10% of listings are priced below this

Upper bound (90%)

311 217 €

10% of listings are priced above this

Active listings

35 439

Price reduced

10,5%

3,718 listings have cut their price

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Distribution

Where the price falls

Median, quartiles and the outer tenths — by asking price and by price per square metre.

35,439 active listings in this segment
Measure Price (€) Price (€/m²)
Bottom 10% (cheapest) 73 790 1 081
Lower quartile 97 773 1 303
Median 139 080 1 656
Upper quartile 207 193 2 229
Top 10% (most expensive) 311 217 2 827
By city

Median price for apartments for sale by regional capital

City Price (€) Price (€/m²) Listings
Sofia 255 163 2 553 7 396
Varna 149 768 1 825 5 948
Burgas 138 613 1 801 1 917
Veliko Tarnovo 135 467 1 580 397
Plovdiv 131 083 1 485 7 464
Shumen 124 877 1 524 578
Stara Zagora 123 900 1 354 554
Ruse 123 200 1 436 638
Pleven 114 000 1 300 437
Pernik 110 000 1 496 62
Vratsa 108 000 1 402 209
Blagoevgrad 107 850 1 250 80
Kardjali 100 000 1 063 103
Targovishte 100 000 1 200 273
Dobrich 99 000 1 114 153
Sliven 98 000 1 211 137
Razgrad 97 146 1 315 133
Haskovo 97 143 1 114 648
Pazardjik 90 000 1 037 163
Lovech 89 960 1 391 41
Yambol 88 400 1 297 247
For investors

Rental yield by city

How much of an apartment price comes back in a year of rent. Gross yield from asking prices, before costs, not closed deals.

Area / city Yield Payback Rent €/m² Price €/m²
Plovdiv 6,0% 16,7 y 7.40 1 485
Pleven 5,8% 17,2 y 6.30 1 300
Varna 5,4% 18,5 y 8.20 1 825
Stara Zagora 5,1% 19,6 y 5.70 1 354
Burgas 4,9% 20,4 y 7.40 1 802
Ruse 4,8% 20,8 y 5.80 1 436
Sofia 4,7% 21,3 y 10.10 2 553
Shumen 4,6% 21,7 y 5.90 1 524
Veliko Tarnovo 4,3% 23,3 y 5.70 1 580
Haskovo 4,1% 24,4 y 3.80 1 113

We only show places with at least 30 sale listings, at least 30 rentals, and a yield between 2% and 10%.

In brief

What the numbers show

As of 12.10.2026 we track 35,439 active listings for apartments for sale in Bulgaria. The median asking price is 139 080 €.

Half of the listings sit between 97 773 € and 207 193 €. The cheapest 10% are under 73 790 €, and the most expensive 10% exceed 311 217 €.

The median price per square metre is 1 656 €.

These are asking prices from listings, not prices from completed deals. The number of sales and mortgages actually registered is shown below, from Registry Agency data.

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Registry Agency

Registry entries by city: Sales and mortgages

Number of entries (Sales) and sum of Legal + Contract mortgages by registry offices.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price for apartments in Bulgaria?

The median asking price for apartments in Bulgaria is 139 080 €, calculated from 35,439 active listings.

How many active listings are there in Bulgaria?

As of 12.10.2026 we track 35,439 active listings in Bulgaria.

Why show a median rather than an average?

The median is the price in the middle: half the listings are below it and half above. One stray zero in an expensive listing moves the average but not the median.

Are these prices from completed deals?

No. These are the prices properties are offered at. Sales and mortgages actually registered are shown separately, from Registry Agency data.

For media and analysts

Figures to quote

Sofia

2 713 €/m²

from 7,213 listings

The average apartment price in Sofia is €2 713/sqm, based on 7213 listings.
Plovdiv

1 592 €/m²

from 7,486 listings

The average apartment price in Plovdiv is €1 592/sqm, based on 7486 listings.
Varna

1 973 €/m²

from 5,932 listings

The average apartment price in Varna is €1 973/sqm, based on 5932 listings.
Burgas

1 836 €/m²

from 1,969 listings

The average apartment price in Burgas is €1 836/sqm, based on 1969 listings.

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