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Sofia

Bulgaria · UTC+2

80out of 100
Your passportFrance passport: visa-free entry. The record sets no duration — check the stay limit before you settle in.

The eight criteria

Connection90
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Cost of living86
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Safety84
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Community68
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Climate70
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Visa78
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Coworking74
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Time zone88
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What carries the city
  • Impôt sur le revenu à 10 %, le plus bas de l'UE
  • Connexion réputée parmi les plus rapides d'Europe
  • Montagne du Vitocha au bout du tram
  • Loyers bas pour une capitale de l'Union
What to know
  • Pollution hivernale marquée
  • Pas de visa nomade dédié
The nomad visa

Pas de visa nomade dédié — séjour UE ou permis de résidence

All 199 passports, in The Keyring
Shared hours

8 working hours shared with Western Europe.

2 with the US east coast.

The season

Climatically workable months: May, June, July, August, September.

The Carnet

169 addresses in Sofia, 20 of them cafés, in the Circle’s Carnet.

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Where Sofia stands

80/100 — rank 160 of the 834 cities scored, and 121 of the 286 in Europe. A score on its own says nothing; its position explains it.

What carries it: Climat (70/100, rank 103), Sécurité (84/100, rank 141). What holds it back: Coworkings dispo (74/100, rank 558), Communauté nomad (68/100, rank 487).

The six closest profiles

Closeness is computed across all eight scores, not the overall one: two cities at 80 may have nothing in common — one expensive and safe, the other cheap and loud. It is the shape of the profile that matches.