Melbourne vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
100
93
🏙️ Population
5.35M
633K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 15% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 893rd and 1578th ($2496 vs $2169) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 50th 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
$15.4
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$18457

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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