Oakland vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	441K	633K

The cost of living in Oakland is 63% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 95th and 1987th ($3273 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 70th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Stuttgart

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	Oakland	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$18116

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733