Sacramento vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	84
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	525K	633K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 31% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 346th and 1578th ($2846 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 376th and 50th 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	$20.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$18457

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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