Oakland vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	83
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	441K	633K

The cost of living in Oakland is 52% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 182nd and 1961st ($2968 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 38th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oakland	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$15338

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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