San Diego vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	83
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	633K

The cost of living in San Diego is 57% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 43rd and 1455th ($3469 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 97th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Stuttgart

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	San Diego	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$17949

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763