Bucharest vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	633K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 43% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4877th and 1987th ($1148 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 482nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Stuttgart

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	Bucharest	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$18116

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733