Los Angeles vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4366
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	633K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 70% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 62nd and 1987th ($3420 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 8th 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 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 50th and 33rd 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	$22.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$18116

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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