Houston vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	633K

The cost of living in Houston is 1% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1375th and 1455th ($2240 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 77th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$17949

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763