Hwaseong vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hwaseong	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1076	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2709	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	1M	633K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5136th and 1578th ($1076 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hwaseong compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Hwaseong ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 2185th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Stuttgart

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	Hwaseong	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.29%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12931	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.24	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.4	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.12	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15256	$18457

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Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1030
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1167
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$984
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1102
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1292
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1425
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1363
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1179
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1092
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1162
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1117
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1121
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1134
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1120
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$937
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1049
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1053
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1008
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1019
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$903
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1015
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1072
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1073
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$892

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