🌍 Why We Chose Bulgaria as Our New Home 🇧🇬
After exploring options around the world, we finally landed in Bulgaria—and in this video, I’ll share the real reasons why. From low taxes and cost of living, to safety, outdoor lifestyle, and Bulgaria’s spot in the Schengen Zone, you’ll see why this lesser-known European country checked all the boxes for us.
👉 What you’ll learn in this video:
• Why Bulgaria’s 10% flat tax and Social Security exemption matter if you still work
• How cost of living here compares to the U.S. (and Denver, Colorado, where we’re from)
• What daily life feels like—hiking, biking, and walking in safe, vibrant cities
• Why Bulgaria is one of the safest countries in Europe (Global Peace Index: 29)
• How Schengen residency makes exploring Europe easier
• What the expat community and English-speaking environment are really like
We wanted Europe, but we also needed a place where we could keep working, feel safe, and not break the bank. Bulgaria turned out to be the best fit.
💬 Have you ever considered moving abroad? Would Bulgaria be on your list? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear them!
#ExpatLife #MoveToBulgaria #AmericanExpat #LivingAbroad #retireineurope
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:15 We knew we wanted Europe
02:18 #1 Low taxes
04:11 #2 We can keep working
05:45 #3 Cost of living
06:49 #4 Outdoor recreation opportunities
07:53 Meet Pythias
08:27 #5 Safety
10:11 #6 Bulgaria is part of Schengen
11:07 #7 Vibrant expat community
13:28 #8 Lots of English speakers
14:51 Summary
25 Comments
Her'e a link to the Global Peace Index site: https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/
Hi, we are planning to visit Bansko for the first time next week. Could you recommend some good restaurants and activities suitable for a family with small kids? Thank u ❤
OMG, I was so happy to find this video, because I am also moving to Bulgaria (from the USA, Arizona) within the next few months with my cat Butterscotch, and I have been starting to stress about how hard it might be to find a cat-friendly rental. Did you have a hard time with that? I am also curious how long your Visa D process took? I am hearing that it's taking up to six months now, whereas back in 2022 is only around 45 days. Thank you for the video! Congratulations on the move to BG!!
You constantly mention Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, which shows that you are using old information. In recent years, the best city to live in Bulgaria has been Burgas. Burgas is big enough to have everything and small enough to feel cozy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-75UCuxhh3k
Hello Guys
I am returning from USA next to Bulgaria. I have questions about your health care insurance you are using in Bulgaria.
Also I want to be connected to English speaking expats from anywhere in the world who live in my country so I could be helpful to them.
Welcome to Bulgaria.
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I am so glad ,that someone appreciates our country. Welcome to Bulgaria dear Lady!
Please could you share the link for the spreadsheet that you spoke about showing all the things that you considered. Many thanks.
Yes, most of you go to Varna, Bansko, Veliko Tarnovo, but I am Bulgarian and I live in my own three-story house in a mountain village 20 kilometers from Sofia and we have good infrastructure and 0 crime, we all know each other, we have no foreigners or Roma, the only problem is that all the older people here think that life was better before 1989, and now Bulgaria is dying.Bansko is a province, no matter how much money is invested in construction and infrastructure, the rural neighborhoods near Sofia are the best place, but the cost of living is already almost unbearable.
Everybody under 50 in Bulgaria,speaks English (its the no.1 international language of the world).
lovely info, watching from Sweden
I clicked away at 42 seconds after the long explanation of how you get triggered by the mere way of being asked the question
You are a smart lady. It was a pleasure for me to listen to your explanations. Hope you will enjoy your stay here.
All good , I posted on Promote Bulgaria Facebook , just the thumbnail is not Bulgarian , but Ukrainian . Please change . Bulgarians love their country and will get irritated . Thank you !
Honestly , whenever I see western Europeans or Americans talk about these reasons for moving, I always imagine that the same happened with the fall of Rome and all the well off people moved in the lands of the barbarians to escape the mess they made. I hope you guys understand it's not that Bulgaria is a great place to live in, it's just that you messed up your own countries to such an extent that a den of vipers like Bulgaria feels better.
From what I heard it seems to me that it is a like a good business deal for you coming to Bulgaria. And if by any chance the country happens to be nice – it is a bonus.
Why Plovdiv and not Black Sea cost?
welcome
I live in Plovdiv, which is a city with 6,000 years of history and is proven to be the oldest founded city in Europe – I am happy for the positive feedback about my country!!!!
Hopefully, you don't try to teach the Bulgarians how they should behave and treat the "people of Roma descent", unlike so many Yankees relocated down South. This won't work here.
There's nothing there lol. It's like the arizona desert.
how can you have a business in the USA and also social security payments (dole)? You can only get dole/social security if you don't have an income, right?
I do not know why but many of all of the Balkan countries are reported to be very safe. I am happy to hear it.
I subscribed. Please show us beautiful Bulgaria if you are not too shy to film your explorations. Also check out Alina Macloed, a former Canadian model who is a travel blogger who went to live in Bulgaria in order to have more to save herself. Canada is horridly expensive to live.