Frankfurt vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
773K
633K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1589th and 1692nd ($2102 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 6th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 36th vs 74th 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
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$16244

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671