Melbourne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
100
92
🏙️ Population
5.03M
633K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 16% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 923rd and 1692nd ($2397 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671