Lima vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	84
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	633K

The cost of living in Lima is 49% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5300th and 1987th ($1034 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Peru and Germany, respectively. Check Peru vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3484th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Stuttgart

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	Lima	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$18116

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733