Cologne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$3644
🏠 One person rent
$881
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1440
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$3662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
1.07M
630K

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2459th and 2514th ($1643 vs $1618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 14th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 2.3 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 2nd vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 13th vs 30th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Stuttgart

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Cologne Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$1505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$8347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$5892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$77.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$84.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$12398

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1300
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1303
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1306
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1302
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1297
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1308
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1303
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1304
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1301
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1303
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1302
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1305
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1301
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1302
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1302
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1300
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1300
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1301
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1300
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1303
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1437
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1297
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1303
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1326
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1304
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1459
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1378
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1302
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1299
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1394
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1297
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1298
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1297
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1304
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1300
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1299
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1302
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1299