Munich vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	84
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.51M	633K

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1056th and 1692nd ($2332 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 8th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 54th vs 74th 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	$17.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$16244

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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