Cologne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.09M
633K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2200th and 1987th ($1941 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 8th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 2nd vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 33rd 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
$16.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$18116

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1794
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1788
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1777
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1769
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1724
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1774
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1764
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1772
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1817
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1896
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1660
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1893
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1717
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1740
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1521
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1801
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1735
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1747
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1803
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1773
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1735
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1719
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1771
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1726
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1733