Cost of living comparison
Munich is 10.5% more expensive than Stuttgart.
If you lived in Munich instead of Stuttgart, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$18.76
€17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
$12.59
€11.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
€3.22
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
€1.94
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
€6.38
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
€6.32
|
$5.35
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
€1.99
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.63
|
$7.17
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.00
|
$52.52
€49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€27,177.79
|
$29,130.52
€27,177.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.20
|
$27.33
€25.50
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.20
€44.97
|
$40.50
€37.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,202.27
€1,121.67
|
$1,553.51
€1,449.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$930.29
€867.93
|
$1,276.11
€1,190.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.58
€234.72
|
$286.21
€267.02
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.34
€589.95
|
$995.31
€928.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,629.88
€14,582.15
|
$15,451.25
€14,415.49
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$5.20
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.59
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.20
|
$8.79
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.91
€47.49
|
$53.34
€49.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.06
€11.25
|
$13.93
€13.00
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Stuttgart
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.34
€89.88
|
$98.86
€92.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.52
€47.14
|
$40.95
€38.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€84.99
|
$98.57
€91.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.03
€97.99
|
$137.28
€128.08
|
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