HOW EXPENSIVE IS SOFIA, BULGARIA? A DAY OF BUDGET TRAVEL 🇧🇬 

It is cheap for the people from England, Germany, etc ... for us is expensive.

Is funny how the British Media and UKIP pictured Bulgaria and Romania for years, using our countrys for their anti- European Union propaganda ...and how nice and calm these countrys are in reality and in your videos too :) Good job ! Keep them comming !

Good looking prices! I might be going there next.

This which is in the freezer isn't vodka ,it is called mastica ,it's something like ouzo

You are doing a great job!!! keep it up mate :D cheers from Romania

This was so nicely done! Thank you for being respectful to our country and for being so informative! Good luck with your travels!

There is a direct transport to Boyana Church :D

such a useful video thanks man - great editing too

Im bulgarian and the salaries are really low and because of that the prices are cheap for you but for us they arent!! I loved watching that video

and there were times when 1 pound was 2.90 leva.. 4:05 that was not vodka but Mastika. It is an anise-flavoured drink, quite strong:) All in all I like the concept of this video as you show prices, recommendation of a stay, you explain more, not just vlogging your stay. This is what I Love and what I DO with my channel. Thumbs up, Jason. This video was enough for me to Subscribe to you;) Keep it up

Actually these prices you show are quite expensive for Bulgarians. There are restaurants where you can find these products on half amount of shown in the video. Have a nice time in Bulgaria :)

Hey Jason, thank you for this video. It is my first encounter with your vlog and its well done. I live in Varna and what i like in your video is that you showed an essential way to have a nice time without spending too much. Best Regards and keep doing such kind of videos!

Great video!! I'm heading to Sofia for a couple of nights next month, good to know it's so cheap :)

After living in the US for 23 years Bulgaria is 7 times cheaper! Well your lifestyle determines your way of life! Here at home in Bulgaria I have no mortgage no car bills no insurance bills and I live cheaply because I am not stupid to compete with anyone ! That is the problem for most people. They want the life and standard of another slipping deeper and deeper in to debt! Anyhow I pay only food , phone and electric Food 300 leva or less for 2 people 2 dogs 9 cats and 4 goats Phone is the second most expensive at 175 Lev Electric 15-25 Lev I live in the mountains so spending money is kind of difficult anyway. I only go major shopping once a month and I love my vacation style life! Oh and I retired along with Mom so we got a good life for 500 leva per month

Nice.Really like the quality of the video,very clear. It's a country I would like to visit. Enjoyed the trip inside the supermarket and restaurant menus for prices, as that is quite helpful. Very pastoral, need to get there before the hordes ruin this place.

Very helpful video. Thanks Jason

Very informative and helpful. Thank you Jason.

Hi I don't understand why you don't have more subs ? I really enjoyed the video with Bucharest I am born in Romania too but I am living in USA now but was really amazing too see how much you can spend for everything there I will watch the rest of your videos Keep the good work 🤗cheers mate

That's not vodka its mastic. at 4:04

Awesome video. Great information

Jason, thank you for your lovely documentary. I found it very interesting and informative.

amazing and helpfull video young man. Thank you

Vitosha street is very overpriced compared to the rest of Sofia. In a cafe in central Sofia where I live a full lunch is around 5 bgn

You're doing great job! Keep it up! I just wanted to say that if you explore Bulgaria not only the capital you could find even cheaper prices for food, transport etc. In the capital of Bulgaria is quite expensive especially at "Vitosha street" . So I would highly recommend you to visit province such as: Ognyanovo - which is tourist resort famous with its mineral water which is about 30 degrees or more . Around the village you can find Kovachevitsa- where you can see many guest houses in the traditional style, Sandanski which is also close to there, Bansko-famous ski resort and many others. :))) Thanks for sharing this video , really enjoyed watching it!

Planning on going to Sofia in about 3 weeks. Good video man.

Hey Jason! Just bumped into your channel. One piece of advice to you if it's not too late and to those, who are thinking of traveling to Sofia - the exchange rates in Bulgaria and especially in Sofia are way better than those in the UK and most other European countries I've been to. Therefore, it's always better to exchange your money once in Sofia. A great place, where they exchange all sorts of obscure currencies is Nikar. I think Crown in Sofia are decent too. I'd stir away from some exchange shops by the seaside, but even the worst there have better rates than Royal Mail and most other places I've checked out in the UK.

not cheap when your salary is 800 leva

this was so helpful 😱😅thank youuu😊

I love the way you did this vlog! For a Bulgarian living abroad it was quite interesting to see how a day of a budget travel in my hometown could look like. Stay cool ;P

Hello, thank you for visiting our country. best wishes.

Good quality of the video........ lov it!

Hi nice video! I live in Macedonia.😬😬Btw 😂You've got a new subscriber😊

Great job! Get your Patreon going!

You've just visited the most expensive street. The prices are half of what you showed in other areas.

Just got back from there, nice little video it is quite cheap.

I recommend you going to Varna, Bulgaria especially in September its really nice( sorry for my English)

Thanks i am from bulgaria and i am so happy

Dining on Vitoshka (the main pedestrian street) was a big mistake. A large part of the price there is just the rent showing through, and it tends to get crowded. I'd recommend the smaller streets perpendicular to Vitosha blv. - loads of places to dine at, small shops, cafés, etc.

after the tram to the church theres a bus right there which takes you to Boyana and then you walk 5-10 min to the church...

Hahhaha Mate, just to update your info - the drink you thought was a vodka (and you said it is frozen) it is actually an aniseed beverage which name in Bulgaria is MASTIKA. It is almost the same as the Greek drink UZO by taste, the difference is that the Uzo is slightly less alcoholic. Part of the ingredients in that drink are crystallizing , so you see crystal/snowflake like thingies when it is poured out.

Since I can see you're taking your time to explore each country, I'd sincerely recommend you check out Evgeni Dinev. He has a couple blogs on his own and is active on Facebook and some photography websites too. The guy has been all over the country and is like an encyclopedia of beautiful spots, illustrated with his breath taking photos. Another good source for you would be the book "101 отбивки" (101 otbivki), which I'd translate as 101 side tours/side trips. You can either go through it in most book stores and find some spots you'd like to explore or buy it as a small collection of places. It's in Bulgarian, but you should be able to easily find the spots, which catch your attention. Wish you a memorable journey!

If you stay in the hostel, how to secure your valuables and money?

Great video Jason! Just wanna say that if you compare british salary with bulgarian salary.. prices here might seem a little too much for some Bulgarians :)

hi, just came across your vids which are pretty nice, just wanted to ask how you feel and stuff as a solo traveller

Jason, you should know that even the prices in Sofia may seem low, if you live and work in Bulgaria they are actually very high according to the normal salary.

I am originally from Bulgaria though I do not live there atm... And no, we do not freeze the vodka lol This is another kind of alcohol called 'mastika' and we freeze it because it crystallises and looks better this way.

Good video. I'd like to know what is shisha exactly. Here in Southamerica we have chicha, which is a fermented or non-fermented beverage usually derived from maize. Chicha includes corn beer known as chicha de jora and non-alcoholic beverages such as chicha morada, from purple corn this last. Greetings from Perú! :)

I love how you said it does not represent bulgaria as a whole but your experience. 😏

Which app are you using for the currency?

very informative

does anyone know how Sunny Beach is in terms of safety and nightlife? i've heard it's quite rough

I've also been there. The food is exquisite and unbelievably tasty. All vegetables & meat are at completely different level from the UK. 10 of 10! Very cool place, except in July & August :D

what camera are you using for this vlog?

Sup im from България and just subed

Dude, it wasn't frozen vodka :D it's anise drink

My uncle did the mural restaurations of the chirch

Why you didn't visit Iaşi city, the second city, as importance, of Romania and the north cultural and traditional of Romania ( Suceava and Neamț area)?

I went to bulgaria twice this year,sofia is a nice city. The roads were great and the people were awesome. One thing ive noticed is : where I went,there were all kinds of Us fast food franchises and you couldnt see local fast foods . Not a negative but worth mentioning. Also I noticed they love expensive cars.

lol what you showed as vodka is actually a totally different alcohol called mastika (similar to ouzo)

And this is like the most expensive city in BG

And keep in mind that in Vitosha boulevard everything is more expensive.

lmao I almost happened to go to Hostel Mostel once this summer,but found a better offer,so yeah :D P.S. I'm bulgarian,but I'm from Varna which is like on the other side of the country,so it kinda makes sense why I'd be on a hostel,guest house or whatever when I visit Sofia,tbh other than being bulgarian myself every time I go to Sofia I feel more like a tourist rather than a bulgarian myself,it's a pretty nice city,but I still prefer Varna over Sofia :D

One advice from me! check the salaries in Bulgaria and compare them with the prices, then you will know how expensive it is!

I'm goin'! *_:D_*

Been looking at a lot of travel videos like this, i wonder out of curiosity how he affords to travel to all these places as flights alone must cost quite a fair bit, does he get paid by going to all these countries and documenting things? I knew one person who travelled all round and it turned out they had a rich background and mummy and daddy paid for it it all

Glad you converted the prices in GBP

Love Bulgaria

Hi, what app are you using for currency conversion ?

It might seem cheap to you but for bulgarians is the exact same as pounds as they get a lot lower wages than you do so technically for them the prices are the same as British prices are to you

Beautiful quit place

When will you come to Greece?

Awesome

Jason, please don't forget to put sunscreen on, mate! Walking for such a long time in the scorching sun is not a good idea. Greetings from London

You went very cheap on the hostel (OMG was that a military camp :D you could rent a private hotel room for 30-50 lv) but those prices on food was extremely expensive (ofcourse excluding the market), also if you come from Asia you will feel like here is expensive. Anyway hope you had a great time here.

Which currency converter app do you use ?

Sounds really interesting and amazingly affordable ! But how to change clothes in such a room ( in that hostel ) 😁😁

I'm from Sofia but I live in Norway which sucks I just want to travel there right now

The frizzed drink in the fridge in the middle of the video is not vodka its a mastica 😜

is it cheap when we get 600 lev salary

did you enjoy yourself ?

Actually the best hostel in Sofia is HOSTEL 44 which costs you not more than 10euros per night with breakfast included!!!

Dude, this is not vodka, it's called Mastika and has a strong aniseed taste. When they put it in the fridge, it won't freeze but it'll make crystals inside. It's better drank with the traditional Ayran which is drink made from Bulgarian yoghurt and water :)

i'm plannig to travel to bulgaria for study (2 months) and i find it too expensive for me, anyone can provide meals ? or i may help him / her with something i know :)

we don't eat in the vitoshka restaurants, cause they are extremely expensive

If you need a guide for your next visit to Bulgaria, I would love to show you around ;)

It's funny when you say "very cheap" because the minimal wage here in Bulgaria is like 250 paunds. So for most of us it's not very cheap :D

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They have so many Belgian beers :o

Was the language barrier an issue?

It's not that cheap actually, an average salary in Bulgaria is around 500-600 BGN, or 230 GBP. Having to pay bills leaves you with 300 BGN to manage 'till the end of the month - 10 BGN per day. A simple meal at a restaurant in Bulgaria is around 6-7 BGN, so yeah ...

Sofia is quite expensive for bulgarians even for the ones living in Sofia.. Most people here earn no more than 270 gbp

We are all waiting for the Euro to come in Bulgaria

Try this one you are working for 600 pounds in UK per month and you need to pay 20 pounds just for one meal and you need to pay 100 pounds for electricity, another 100 pounds for mobile phone and other taxes, then at least 200 pounds for rent and then with whats left a.k.a around 200 pounds you need to go out and give 20 pounds just for one meal this is what it feels like to be a normal bulgarian citizen :)

4:05 its not vodka is mastika like greek ouzo

Mild safety concern - you can not drink the tap water.

I heard the song from Enrique Iglesias

So the exchange rate is 2.22 to 1 gbp... its still 2.22...and its still 2.22 to 1 gbp... OK SERIOUSLY?

Where as the Mexican food Guvna?

nice...cheap price.

Maaaan and you went to some of the most expensive restaurants in Sofia... In smaller neighbourhood type restaurants you can go have a dinner with your wife and kids get stuffed, drink like 2-3 shots of alcohol and still pay aroung 25-30 sterlings... Which for British salaries is like a fucking joke :D