Austin vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	83
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	962K	633K

The cost of living in Austin is 25% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 858th and 1961st ($2455 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 5th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 142nd and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$15338

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581