Columbus vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
906K
626K

The cost of living in Columbus is 26% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2481st ($2202 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 30th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 202nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$4.38
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$13800

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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