Seattle vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	84
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	737K	633K

The cost of living in Seattle is 45% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 142nd and 1578th ($3154 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 32nd and 50th 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	$22.3	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$18457

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792