Sacramento vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	83
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	525K	633K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 44% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 313th and 1961st ($2813 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 5th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 308th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Stuttgart

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	Sacramento	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$15338

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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