Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$3476
😷 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 47% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5261st and 1961st ($1037 vs $1957) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 723rd and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$15338

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$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581