Cologne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
633K

The cost of living in Cologne is 11% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2551st and 1961st ($1744 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 2nd vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 63rd 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
$13.1
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$15338

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581