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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	84
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	633K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 78% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 13th and 1692nd ($3674 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 57th and 74th 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	$25.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$16244

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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