Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Stuttgart Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Stuttgart

🙂 Solo nomad: Berlin is 4.7% cheaper than Stuttgart without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berlin is 3.3% cheaper than Stuttgart without rent, and 1.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.13 €14.79

$17.22 €14.87

-0.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.3 €69.3

$80.6 €69.6

-0.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.98 €11.21

$13.92 €12.02

-6.75%

Cappuccino

$4.3 €3.71

$4.44 €3.83

-3.15%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.3 €2.85

$4.01 €3.47

-17.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.48

$3.46 €2.98

-17.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.33 €4.6

$5.58 €4.81

-4.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.5 €3.88

$4.7 €4.06

-4.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.17

$1.34 €1.15

0.75%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.27 €1.96

-10.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.12

$3.32 €2.87

9.04%

Eggs

$3.89 €3.36

$4.13 €3.57

-5.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.44 €12.47

$15.08 €13.02

-4.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.86 €9.37

$14.81 €12.79

-26.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.02 €16.43

$21.13 €18.24

-9.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 €2.86

$3.2 €2.76

3.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.8 €1.55

15.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 €2.45

$2.22 €1.92

27.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.98 €3.44

$4.79 €4.13

-16.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$1.62 €1.4

19.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.51

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.82 €1.57

-8.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.9

$1.05 €0.9

-0.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.08 €8.71

$10 €8.64

0.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 €5.93

$6.78 €5.85

1.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.04 €0.9

13.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.59 €1.37

19.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.98 €3.43

$3.61 €3.11

10.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 €57.9

$67.4 €58.2

-0.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$4.82 €4.17

21.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.53 €2.19

-7.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.01 €36.27

$43.15 €37.25

-2.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 €1.68

$2.08 €1.79

-6.73%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.1K €27.7K

$33K €28.5K

-2.77%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.6K €32.5K

$38.5K €33.2K

-2.18%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$371 €320

$337 €291

10.23%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.98 €17.25

$26.36 €22.76

-24.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.51 €40.16

$49.27 €42.54

-5.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.37 €32.27

$50.2 €43.3

-25.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.66 €24.75

$20.68 €17.85

38.59%

Cinema Ticket

$14.22 €12.28

$12.36 €10.67

15.05%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$198 €171

$603 €521

-67.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,109

$17.5K €15.1K

-39.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 €81.6

$105 €90.7

-10.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.04 €38.02

$52.9 €45.65

-16.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.1

$110 €95

-4.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 €112

$150 €129

-13.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,412 €1,219

$1,344 €1,161

5.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,059 €915

$1,088 €939

-2.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,652 €2,290

$2,136 €1,844

24.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,934 €1,670

$1,741 €1,503

11.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,766 €7,568

$6,807 €5,877

28.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,041 €5,216

$5,207 €4,496

16.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,577 €3,089

$3,700 €3,194

-3.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.68

3.98

-7.54%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Berlin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stuttgart: October 28, 2025

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