Stuttgart vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stuttgart	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1957	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4625	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3476	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	93	100
🏙️ Population	633K	4.84M

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1961st and 745th ($1957 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stuttgart compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Stuttgart ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 63rd 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	$15.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2057	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$273	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6586	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4917	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15338	$17957

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Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683