Paris vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	83
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	633K

The cost of living in Paris is 14% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 843rd and 1455th ($2517 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Germany, respectively. Check France vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Stuttgart

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	Paris	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$17949

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763