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The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Mexico City or Stuttgart?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’s own page.

Choose Stuttgart for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Mexico City 5, Stuttgart 8: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Mexico City 90, Stuttgart 58: Mexico City leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Mexico City 88, Stuttgart 62: Mexico City leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Mexico City 80, Stuttgart 42: Mexico City leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mexico City 50, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Mexico City 75, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Mexico City 58, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Mexico City 50, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mexico City 76, Stuttgart 58: Mexico City leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Mexico City 75, Stuttgart 40: Mexico City leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mexico City 72, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mexico City 40, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mexico City and Stuttgart.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Mexico CityStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMexico CityStuttgart
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaGerman
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation2,240 m245 m
Main airportMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMexico CityStuttgart
City population9,209,944609,365
People per km²6,2022,938
Museums within 10 km10842
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km63

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.