Stuttgart vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stuttgart	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2207	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3556	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	633K	690K

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 34% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1455th and 73rd ($2207 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Stuttgart compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Stuttgart ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stuttgart vs Washington

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	Stuttgart	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.18	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1764	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6802	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17949	$24065

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Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949