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Perplexity · Rising prices · English · reply 1

Perplexity · Rising prices · English · reply 1

How much have prices risen in Bulgaria, and what has become more expensive?

Asked in English. Captured 2026-11-04T18:44:22.179Z.

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Prices in Bulgaria are 6.1% higher than a year ago, according to the latest preliminary estimate for October 2026. Prices rose 1.3% in October alone, compared with September; annual inflation was 5.7% in September. These are national consumer-price averages, not a measure of every household’s spending.
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To put that in everyday terms: a representative basket that cost €100 a year ago would now cost about €106.10, based on the headline inflation rate.
bntnews

What has become more expensive?

The October figures show that increases have been uneven. Transport and services have risen much faster over the past year than the average food basket. The following are reported year-on-year changes—not increases in October alone.
novinite

Spending category	Increase over the year to October 2026
Transport	37.1%
Restaurants and hotels	9.8%
Education	9.2%
Recreation, sport and culture	9.2%
Housing and utilities	5.6%
Healthcare	3.2%
Food and non-alcoholic drinks	1.9%
Clothing and footwear	0.3%
Furnishings and household goods	0.1%

The category breakdown is reported from the NSI’s preliminary figures; “transport” is a broad category, so its increase should not be read as a 37.1% rise in petrol prices specifically.
novinite

What has gone up most recently?

The biggest price jumps in October compared with September were:

Clothing and footwear: up 7.4%.

Recreation, sport and culture: up 7%.

Education services: up 2.5%.
forbesbulgaria

That distinction matters: clothing rose sharply in October but was only slightly more expensive than a year earlier. A large monthly increase is not the same thing as a large annual increase.
novinite

For concrete grocery and fuel examples, the latest detailed September report recorded these monthly increases:

Potatoes: 36.5%; cucumbers: 22%.

Full-fat fresh milk: 1.3%; pork: 1.1%; white bread: 0.8%.

A95 petrol: 6.4%; diesel: 5.5%.

Mains gas: 3.6%.
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Not everything rose: grapes, peppers, eggs, cooking oil and yellow cheese became cheaper in September. Those are month-to-month movements, however—not evidence that their prices have returned to earlier levels.
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What this means for your cost of living

The clearest takeaway is that the pressure is not just at the supermarket: eating out, travel, education and leisure have been rising substantially faster than food overall. A household that spends heavily on those services could experience a bigger increase than the 6.1% headline figure.
novinite

For someone living in Sofia, these national figures are a benchmark rather than a precise estimate of their own costs. They also describe the increase over the last year—not the cumulative rise since before the pandemic or another earlier starting point. The October numbers remain preliminary.
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