Stockholm vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	985K	633K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 16% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 849th and 1578th ($2524 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 23rd and 50th 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	$15.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$18457

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516

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