Madrid vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
3.51M
633K

The cost of living in Madrid is 4% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1805th and 1578th ($2089 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Stuttgart

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Madrid Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$18457

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

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