Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sofia	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3082	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$629	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1103	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1061	$3556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	83
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	1.4M	633K

The cost of living in Sofia is 44% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4611th and 1455th ($1244 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 1070th and 93rd 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	$11.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.44	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.03%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.21	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$659	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9717	$17949

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763