Cologne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$967
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3865
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
1.07M
626K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.1% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2484th and 2481st ($1752 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 30th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 47th 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
$12.9
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13800

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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