Columbus vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$4366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
906K
633K

The cost of living in Columbus is 6% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1634th and 1987th ($2140 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 8th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 266th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Stuttgart

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Columbus Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$18116

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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