Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$4075
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.21M
633K

The cost of living in Sofia is 39% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4516th and 1578th ($1329 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bulgaria and Germany, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 995th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Stuttgart

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Sofia Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$18457

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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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