Incheon vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	83
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	2.94M	633K

The cost of living in Incheon is 51% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5002nd and 1455th ($1088 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 44th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Stuttgart

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	Incheon	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$17949

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

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