Portland vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	83
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	653K	633K

The cost of living in Portland is 34% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 603rd and 1961st ($2629 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 157th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Stuttgart

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	Portland	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$15338

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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