Melbourne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
100
93
🏙️ Population
5.03M
633K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 12% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1365th and 1961st ($2194 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Stuttgart

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Melbourne Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$15338

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

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