Beijing vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	633K

The cost of living in Beijing is 45% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4987th and 1987th ($1108 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2361st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Stuttgart

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	Beijing	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$18116

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733