Barcelona vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.64M
626K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 1% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2481st ($1773 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 193rd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13800

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1666
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1675
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1638
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1654
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1671
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1655
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1690
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1811
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1689
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1650
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1726
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1661
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1672
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1666
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1713
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1652
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1663
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1661
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1651
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1657
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1591
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1640
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1666
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1636