Busan vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$3356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
3.45M
633K

The cost of living in Busan is 46% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4837th and 1692nd ($1122 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 181st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671