Rotterdam vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
664K
633K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 22% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 676th and 1578th ($2637 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 24th and 50th 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
$24
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$18457

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1881
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1872
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1822
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1819
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1773
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1833
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1820
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1795
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1866
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$2012
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1858
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1692
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1915
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1756
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1767
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1555
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1890
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1771
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1862
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1812
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1806
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1770
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1767
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1819
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1792