Barcelona vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
633K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 2% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1578th ($2116 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Stuttgart

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Barcelona Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$18457

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1881
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1872
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1822
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1819
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1773
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1833
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1820
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1795
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1866
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$2012
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1858
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1692
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1915
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1756
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1767
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1555
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1890
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1771
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1862
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1812
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1806
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1770
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1767
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1819
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1792