Munich vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	84
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	633K

The cost of living in Munich is 15% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 889th and 1578th ($2499 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 8th vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Stuttgart

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	Munich	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$18457

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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