Silistra
Silistra has 26,470 residents (2025). Average gross wage in the district EUR 1,046 (Q3 2026), registered unemployment in the municipality 6.0% (2025).
Data updated 13.11.2026 · Sources and methodology
Work and economy
What is the average salary in Silistra?
The average gross monthly wage in Silistra district is EUR 1,046 (Q3 2026, NSI, preliminary data). The national average is EUR 1,438.
Source: NSI, average gross monthly wage by district, Q3 2026 (preliminary data); NSI, average gross monthly wage, national, Q3 2026 (preliminary data); change, rank and gap: BWY calculation
Gross wage by quarter
EUR a month, district average, Q4 2024 – Q3 2026
The data in a table
| Quarter | Silistra district | Bulgaria | Change on the quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | EUR 1,046 | EUR 1,438 | −0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | EUR 1,056 | EUR 1,444 | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | EUR 1,016 | EUR 1,407 | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | EUR 995 | EUR 1,369 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | EUR 950 | EUR 1,303 | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | EUR 940 | EUR 1,315 | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | EUR 855 | EUR 1,249 | +0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | EUR 853 | EUR 1,234 |
Source: NSI, average gross monthly wage by district, Q4 2024 – Q3 2026 (preliminary data); NSI, average gross monthly wage, national, Q4 2024 – Q3 2026 (preliminary data)
Gross wage by district
28 districts, Q3 2026
For Lovech: EUR 1,132 in Q3 2026. Here the wage is 8% lower.
Source: NSI, average gross monthly wage by district, Q3 2026 (preliminary data); gap to the compared city: BWY calculation
Registered unemployment by municipality
27 districts, 2025
For Silistra: 6.0% in the municipality and 10.6% in the district.
For Lovech: 6.2% in the municipality and 8.3% in the district.
Source: Employment Agency, average annual registered unemployment rate, 2025
Jobs in Silistra
2 job posts in Silistra district: 1 in Dulovo, 1 in Silistra. 0 of them were published in the last 30 days.
By field
The 2 most common of 2 fields; one post can be in more than one
Work type
Number of job posts
Служители в отдели на пълно и непълно работно време, гр. Силистра
Employers in Silistra
Cost of living
How much do water, electricity and heating cost in Silistra?
Household prices in Silistra, incl. VAT: electricity EUR 0.1552/kWh, water and sewerage EUR 3.30/m³, natural gas with transmission EUR 72.90/MWh.
For Lovech: 2,458 degree days. The heating season here is milder.
Source: KEVR decisions and the gas suppliers' price notices; prices with VAT and gas with transmission: BWY calculation; NSI, average prices of non-food goods bought by households, 2025; Eurostat, nrg_chddr2_a, accessed 13.11.2026
Monthly costs by household in Silistra
Food at home, electricity without heating and water, EUR a month
At the official prices stored for each city, incl. VAT; municipal kindergarten 0 EUR with a place. Rows rounded to the euro, totals to EUR 10. Rent, heating, transport, telecom and eating out are not included: add them in the calculator.
How prices move
Consumer prices, change over 12 months, national, 10.2026 (preliminary data)
Official price statistics exist only for the country as a whole; the changes apply to Silistra as to every other city.
Source: Eurostat, prc_hicp_minr, accessed 13.11.2026
Calculator
Education
How does a child get a place in a municipal kindergarten in Silistra?
- How to apply
- Ask the municipality: silistra.bg
Source of the compensation: Ministry of Education and Science.
Healthcare
How many hospitals and physicians does Silistra district have?
Silistra district has 3 hospitals with 476 beds and 293 physicians, 50 of them general practitioners (31.12.2025, NSI). A self-insured person pays EUR 24.81 a month for health insurance (from 08.2026).
Source: NSI, health establishments and beds by district as of 31 December, 2025; NSI, physicians by specialty and district as of 31 December, 2025; NRA, Road Infrastructure Agency, Ministry of Education, national fees and amounts set by law, 13.11.2026
Transport and infrastructure
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
Source: Eurostat, avia_paoa, accessed 13.11.2026; distances in a straight line from the town centre: BWY calculation
Fuel prices
Including taxes, national average
Source: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin, 09.11.2026
Culture and entertainment
How many museums and cinema-goers does Silistra district have?
The museums of Silistra district number 5, with 51,781 visits in 2025. Its cinemas had 14,341 admissions in 2024.
Source: NSI, museums by district, 2025; NSI, cinema screenings and admissions by district, 2024
Tourism
How many visitors stay in Silistra district, and when?
Visitors spent 50,528 nights in the tourist accommodation of Silistra district in 2025, 15.1% of them visitors from abroad (Eurostat). The strongest month of the last twelve was November 2025 with 5,265 nights, the quietest January 2026 with 2,521 (NSI).
For Lovech: 2,568. Fewer visitors stay here for the size of the district.
Source: Eurostat, tour_occ_nin3, accessed 13.11.2026
Where the visitors come from
Nights in Silistra district, 2025
Source: Eurostat, tour_occ_nin3, accessed 13.11.2026
Nights by month
Silistra district, October 2025 – September 2026
The strongest month: November 2025
The data in a table
| Month | Establishments open | Beds | Nights | Guests | Revenue from nights, EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 28 | 841 | 4,880 | 2,711 | 194,882 |
| August 2026 | 29 | 841 | 4,463 | 2,578 | 174,041 |
| July 2026 | 29 | 847 | 4,891 | 2,786 | 182,451 |
| June 2026 | 28 | 836 | 4,145 | 2,761 | 160,663 |
| May 2026 | 28 | 837 | 4,521 | 2,821 | 180,525 |
| April 2026 | 26 | 793 | 3,857 | 2,244 | 161,300 |
| March 2026 | 26 | 795 | 3,718 | 2,192 | 143,170 |
| February 2026 | 24 | 764 | 2,950 | 1,683 | 113,645 |
| January 2026 | 25 | 781 | 2,521 | 1,360 | 99,404 |
| December 2025 | 28 | 831 | 3,278 | 1,949 | 139,248 |
| November 2025 | 29 | 847 | 5,265 | 2,658 | 179,765 |
| October 2025 | 28 | 829 | 4,992 | 2,993 | 158,861 |
Source: NSI, activity of the accommodation establishments by district, 10.2025 – 09.2026
Business and investment opportunities
How large is the economy of Silistra district?
GDP per inhabitant in Silistra district is EUR 7,300 (2024, Eurostat). The national figure is EUR 16,300. 3,559 enterprises were active in 2024, 344 of them newly founded.
Source: Eurostat, nama_10r_3gdp, accessed 13.11.2026; Eurostat, bd_size_r, accessed 13.11.2026
Gross value added by sector
Silistra district, 2024, at current prices; 600 million EUR in all
Source: Eurostat, nama_10r_3gva, accessed 13.11.2026
Silistra compared with the others
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Sources: NSI, the Employment Agency, KEVR, the gas suppliers' price notices, Eurostat, the municipalities and the listings of Home2U and INclusive, as in the sections above.
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