Sofia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$436
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$3865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
76
94
🏙️ Population
1.38M
626K

The cost of living in Sofia is 46% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5668th and 2481st ($951 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 907th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.38
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$13800

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1666
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1675
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1638
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1654
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1671
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1655
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1690
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1811
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1689
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1650
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1726
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1661
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1672
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1666
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1713
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1652
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1663
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1661
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1651
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1657
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1591
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1640
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1666
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1636