Berlin vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	633K

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.7% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1418th and 1455th ($2222 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 4th vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 35th vs 93rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Stuttgart

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	Berlin	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$17949

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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