San Jose, United States vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	83
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	633K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 79% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6th and 1455th ($3952 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 88th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Stuttgart

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	San Jose	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$17949

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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