Houston vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	633K

The cost of living in Houston is 4% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1354th and 1578th ($2265 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 5th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Stuttgart

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	Houston	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$18457

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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