Chicago vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3865
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
626K

The cost of living in Chicago is 49% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 505th and 2481st ($2613 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 30th 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 Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.38
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13800

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1666
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1675
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1638
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1654
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1671
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1655
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1690
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1811
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1689
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1650
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1726
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1661
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1672
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1666
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1713
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1652
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1663
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1661
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1651
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1657
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1591
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1640
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1666
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1636