Frankfurt vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$3556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
776K
633K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 1% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1510th and 1455th ($2182 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 5th vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 93rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Stuttgart

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$68
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$17949

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1871
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1873
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1844
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1842
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1769
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1803
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1793
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1846
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1819
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1980
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1836
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1688
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1876
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1748
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1726
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1565
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1863
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1726
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1909
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1787
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1844
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1791
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1738
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1725
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1846
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1752
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1763