Stuttgart vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Stuttgart	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4878	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3356	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	5
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	633K	115K

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 433% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1692nd and 9013th ($2063 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Stuttgart compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Stuttgart ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 74th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stuttgart vs Thimphu

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	Stuttgart	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.57	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1120	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1630	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$325	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7028	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5083	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.7	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.06	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16244	$691

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284