Houston vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3476
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	633K

The cost of living in Houston is 16% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1229th and 1961st ($2265 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 97th and 63rd 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	$17.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$15338

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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