Austin vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	962K	633K

The cost of living in Austin is 9% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1455th ($2416 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 3rd 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 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 151st and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$17949

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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