Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$4366
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.21M
633K

The cost of living in Sofia is 31% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4339th and 1987th ($1386 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bulgaria and Germany, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 746th and 33rd 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
$13.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$18116

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800

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