Dortmund vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$4366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
595K
633K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 26% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4048th and 1987th ($1482 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 8th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 58th vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 625th vs 33rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Stuttgart

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Dortmund Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$18116

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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