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    Before you movePlan ahead and prepare.How to get residence in Bulgaria as a non-EU citizen
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    Your first monthSet up your everyday essentials.Cost of living in Bulgaria, city by city
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    Settling inFind your rhythm in Bulgaria.Renting an apartment without surprises
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SofiaBulgaria's biggest city, with the most jobs, English-speaking…PlovdivBulgaria's second city: creative, historic and more affordable…VarnaBulgaria's biggest city on the Black Sea, with…BurgasA calmer seaside city with a long beach,…BanskoA small town below the Pirin mountains, known…Veliko TarnovoBulgaria’s medieval capital, with an old town above…SozopolAn ancient seaside town on a rocky peninsula:…RuseBulgaria’s elegant Danube city, with grand old buildings,…Stara ZagoraA green, affordable city in central Bulgaria, with…
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