Bucharest vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$3356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.72M
633K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5404th and 1692nd ($1036 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 642nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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