Gwangju vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	58	83
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	633K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 51% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5038th and 1455th ($1081 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 363rd and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Stuttgart

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	Gwangju	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$17949

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763