[ben_w]

Bulgaria's GDP per capita is €13,305/year (€1108.75/month), and the average net salary is €10,440/year (€870/month), so it's definitely possible if you're the kind of person who is willing to be arbitrarily ridiculous[0] with this kind of thing.

[0] For one thing, сигурно ще трябва да научиш български, which doesn't sound like a great use of time.

[coolThingsFirst]

Even in Bulgaria 10K euros per year isn't going to get one a whole house + utilities + living expenses(food etc).

[ben_w]

You're saying nearly half the workforce of Bulgaria doesn't have those things?

[coolThingsFirst]

Entire house to themselves which they rent? They don’t.

[ben_w]

Monthly rent €200: https://www.alo.bg/9325840

Monthly rent €450: https://www.property.bg/property-67234-fully-furnished-house...

Both are enough for bills and food, or at least seem to be (I don't know how property taxes work in Bulgaria).

And given that figure I gave you was average salary and thus won't cover kids or pensioners, mostly of the people at or below that threshold will be supporting a family with that money, not just themselves, and that's the main reason they won't be living alone.

FWIW, I could manage on €10k/year even though I live in Berlin, but I'm (a) weird and (b) also living with someone in an apartment. Still more space each than if we were trying to live on a train, though.

Back in the UK, you can also find cheap actually-a-house houses despite the nonsense that is UK housing: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144969266#/?channel=R... (£380 ~= €444 / month) — I think £332/month should just about cover one person's food and bills, including council tax, in the UK, so I'd be surprised if one couldn't do at least that well in Bulgaria, where 5% of the population have an income of €208/month or less.