Stockholm vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Stockholm	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1991	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4487	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	985K	633K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 3% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1883rd and 1692nd ($1991 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stockholm compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 17th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Stuttgart

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	Stockholm	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1349	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10247	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5552	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.5	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.6	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7335	$16244

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328

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