Cologne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
633K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2067th and 1578th ($1990 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 1st vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 15th vs 50th 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
$16.4
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$18457

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1881
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1872
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1822
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1819
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1773
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1833
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1820
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1795
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1866
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$2012
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1858
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1692
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1915
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1756
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1767
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1555
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1890
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1771
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1862
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1812
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1806
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1770
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1767
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1819
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1792