Rotterdam vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	664K	633K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 8% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1336th and 1692nd ($2219 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 51st and 74th 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	$18.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$16244

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

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