London vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	633K

The cost of living in London is 82% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 28th and 1987th ($3662 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 4th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$18116

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733