Barcelona vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3356
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.66M
633K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 9% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2198th and 1692nd ($1887 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 238th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671