Dusseldorf vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	83
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	631K	633K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 9% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2469th and 1961st ($1772 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 4th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 27th vs 63rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Stuttgart

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	Dusseldorf	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$15338

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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