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Stuttgart vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

Stuttgart is 2.2% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Stuttgart
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Stuttgart
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Stuttgart
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Stuttgart
Childcare: pay 8.2% more in Stuttgart
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Stuttgart
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Stuttgart

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Stuttgart are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Stuttgart.

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Stuttgart vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stuttgart instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$20.16 €17.94
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$13.44 €11.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.27	$4.17 €3.71	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.03	$4.15 €3.70	+81.8%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.19 €1.95	-1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.47	$8.13 €7.24	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.15	$4.99 €4.44	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.26	$4.59 €4.08	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$5.88 €5.23	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.45 €1.29	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.90 €0.80	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$0.93 €0.82	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$1.75 €1.56	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.62 €0.55	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.65 €0.58	-44.3%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.17	$8.75 €7.79	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$70.54 €62.79	+110.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.08	$27.10 €24.12	+26.4%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.77	$42.44 €37.77	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,027.70	$1,252.17 €1,114.48	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €762.20	$821.44 €731.11	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €122.99	$240.08 €213.68	+73.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 8.2% more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €876.18	$1,034.90 €921.10	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,115.25	$17,658.79 €15,716.96	+11.3%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$5.06 €4.50	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$4.13 €3.68	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.74 €8.67	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.39	$55.88 €49.74	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$12.88 €11.46	-17.9%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Stuttgart
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.16	$89.89 €80.00	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.13	$42.60 €37.92	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.02	$96.57 €85.95	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$141.87 €126.27	-15.5%
Average			-20.9%

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