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Hillsboro vs. Stuttgart Cost of Living Summary

Hillsboro is 2.4% more expensive than Stuttgart.

Restaurants
pay 21.6% less in Hillsboro
Groceries
pay 9.2% more in Hillsboro
Transportation
pay 31.6% less in Hillsboro
Housing
pay 39.6% more in Hillsboro
Childcare
pay 9.5% less in Hillsboro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% more in Hillsboro
Clothing
pay 31.7% less in Hillsboro

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

Hillsboro vs. Stuttgart Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hillsboro instead of Stuttgart, you would:

pay 21.6% less for restaurants

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.16
€18.00
$22.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.00
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.17
€3.72
$2.75
 

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
€1.96
$3.67
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.13
€7.26
$5.02
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.99
€4.45
$3.92
 

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.75
€7.81
$4.43
 
Monthly public transit pass $70.54
€62.99
$100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,914.63
€29,389.37
$18,500.00
 

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pay 39.6% more for housing

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.44
€37.89
$48.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,252.17
€1,118.06
$1,900.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $821.44
€733.46
$1,625.00
 

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pay 9.5% less for childcare

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,034.90
€924.06
$1,222.22
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,658.79
€15,767.48
$12,250.00
 

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
€4.52
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.13
€3.69
$4.69
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.74
€8.70
$10.00
 

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

 
Stuttgart
Hillsboro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.89
€80.26
$37.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.60
€38.04
$38.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.57
€86.22
$93.33
 

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