Stuttgart vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stuttgart	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2207	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3556	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	83	5
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	633K	115K

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 426% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1455th and 8940th ($2207 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Stuttgart ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 93rd and 7547th 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	$17.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.18	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1764	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6802	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17949	$653

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Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289