Seattle vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	83
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	737K	633K

The cost of living in Seattle is 54% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 158th and 1961st ($3015 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 98th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Seattle	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$15338

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581