Sofia - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
Many people employee nannies especially if their children are under two as daycare for children under two is not really a thing here because the maternity leave is two years and I know of many people who employee housekeepers. We have a housekeeper who comes every two weeks and it's 100 lev per visit so about 50$. - Jun 2023
While we never had household help, we knew people who did. They were usually inexpensive, would come clean the home, and cook a meal once or twice a week. - Mar 2019
Available and relatively inexpensive. For cleaning help, most people pay around 10 lev (a little less than US$6) per hour. - May 2016
Widely available and the standard rate is 10 lev. - Dec 2014
10 levas p hour, US Embasy rate - Nov 2014
I have a nanny+housekeeper, and I pay 1200 lev/month. Mine is a little too expensive because she speaks two languages and has 20 years of childcare experience. You can find an average nanny for 700 lev a month. - Aug 2014
We pay about US$300 per month and she comes in twice a week for the whole day. - Jun 2011
Around 7 leva per hour. - Oct 2009
About 10 Euros a day. - Feb 2008
