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Property in Bulgaria is among the cheapest in Eastern Europe

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Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna and Sofia are among the top 30 of 150 European cities in terms of real estate affordability, Dobromir Ganev of the National Real Estate Association told Radio Sofia.


Bulgaria is the most affordable property investment destination in Eastern Europe, the expert said. Among the country's major cities, Plovdiv is the most affordable, followed by Bourgas and Varna, while Sofia is the least affordable. In Sofia, he says, the average price of an apartment is 350-400 thousand leva. Some of the most sought-after areas in the capital are from the central parts towards Vitosha Mountain.



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