Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$3356
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.4M
633K

The cost of living in Sofia is 49% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5350th and 1692nd ($1043 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 707th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671