Los Angeles vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4075
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	633K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 56% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 72nd and 1578th ($3378 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 55th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Stuttgart

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	Los Angeles	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$18457

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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