Philadelphia vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Philadelphia	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2541	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6190	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$2715	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4036	$3356
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.6M	633K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 23% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 710th and 1692nd ($2541 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 4th 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 130th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3091	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2340	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1909	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20863	$16244

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750

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