Frankfurt vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$3865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
759K
626K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 9% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2040th and 2481st ($1902 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 30th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 5th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 47th 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
$14.2
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$13800

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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