Rotterdam vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	664K	633K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 21% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1038th and 1961st ($2359 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 68th and 63rd 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	$20.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$15338

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

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