Lima vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	84
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	633K

The cost of living in Lima is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5141st and 1578th ($1075 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 4052nd and 50th 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	$4.88	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$18457

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792