Stuttgart vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stuttgart	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2169	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5111	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2146	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4075	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	22
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	633K	1.96M

The cost of living in Stuttgart is 67% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1578th and 4578th ($2169 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Stuttgart compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Stuttgart ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 50th and 5712th 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	$17.7	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.47	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1159	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$326	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.73%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7372	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4701	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.3	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.8	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$696	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18457	$4857

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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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667