Frankfurt vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
776K
633K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 3% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1425th and 1578th ($2230 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 6th vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 34th vs 50th 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
$18.6
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$18457

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1881
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1872
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1822
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1819
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1773
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1833
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1820
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1795
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1866
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$2012
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1858
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1692
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1915
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1756
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1767
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1555
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1890
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1771
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1862
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1812
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1806
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1770
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1767
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1819
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1792