Frankfurt vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$4366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
633K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 12% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1384th and 1987th ($2251 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 10th vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 48th vs 33rd 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
$17.4
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$18116

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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