Automotive heartland, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, high salaries, conservative
Updated 13 August 2026
Stuttgart is where you come for the salary. If you are an automotive or embedded systems engineer, you will earn more here than almost anywhere in Europe. The city itself is hilly, conservative and less cosmopolitan than Berlin โ but the Indian community has grown fast thanks to Bosch and Mercedes recruitment drives in India.
Automotive (Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, ZF), engineering, manufacturing tech
Engineering-heavy โ very active for Bosch, Mercedes and Porsche employees
City centre, expensive, convenient
Most affordable, diverse, on the outskirts
Near Bosch headquarters, many engineers live here
Popular meeting point for the community
Small but well-stocked Indian supermarket
Monthly meetups organised via WhatsApp and Meetup.com
7/10 โ based on community size, grocery access, temples, events and cultural integration
