Milwaukee vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	577K	633K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 4% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1578th ($2078 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 260th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Stuttgart

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	Milwaukee	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$18457

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

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