Berlin vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3476
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	633K

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1961st ($2027 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 3rd vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 63rd 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	$14.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$15338

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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