Shanghai vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$3556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
24.9M
633K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 49% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4879th and 1455th ($1128 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 1383rd and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Stuttgart

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Shanghai Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$68
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$17949

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

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