Stuttgart vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stuttgart	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1957	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4625	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3476	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	93	99
🏙️ Population	633K	14.3M

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 22% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1961st and 3019th ($1957 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stuttgart compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Stuttgart ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 63rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stuttgart vs Tokyo

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	Stuttgart	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2057	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$273	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6586	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4917	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.8	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15338	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101