Rotterdam vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	664K	633K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 18% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 689th and 1455th ($2615 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 67th and 93rd 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	$23.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$17949

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

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