Munich vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	83
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	633K

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1352nd and 1961st ($2201 vs $1957) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 8th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 54th vs 63rd 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	$16.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$15338

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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