Seattle vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	84
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	737K	633K

The cost of living in Seattle is 41% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 206th and 1692nd ($2908 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 102nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Stuttgart

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	Seattle	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$16244

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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