Stuttgart vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stuttgart	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4813	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1082	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1874	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4366	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	22
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	633K	1.96M

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 58% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1987th and 4582nd ($2011 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Stuttgart compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Stuttgart ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 33rd and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stuttgart vs Tijuana

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	Stuttgart	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.66	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1057	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1925	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7341	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4476	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.83	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$801	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18116	$4868

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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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677