Lima vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	83
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	633K

The cost of living in Lima is 53% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5274th and 1455th ($1040 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 3631st and 93rd 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	$4.56	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$17949

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763