San Diego vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	84
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	1.39M	633K

The cost of living in San Diego is 62% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 45th and 1692nd ($3346 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 4th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 75th and 74th 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	$20.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$16244

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671