Helsinki vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	83
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	676K	633K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 7% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2353rd and 1961st ($1816 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Germany, respectively. Check Finland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 26th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Stuttgart

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	Helsinki	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$15338

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581