Rotterdam vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	664K	633K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 32% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 649th and 1987th ($2659 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 20th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Stuttgart

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	Rotterdam	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$18116

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

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