Stuttgart vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stuttgart	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4813	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1082	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1874	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4366	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	633K	5.45M

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1987th and 370th ($2011 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Stuttgart compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Stuttgart ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 33rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stuttgart vs Sydney

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	Stuttgart	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.66	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1057	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1925	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7341	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4476	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.83	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$801	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18116	$25164

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Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863