Incheon vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Incheon	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2545	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2157	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	84
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	3.05M	633K

The cost of living in Incheon is 49% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5322nd and 1987th ($1032 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 8th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Incheon compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 55th and 33rd 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	$6.02	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$884	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6068	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4981	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.6	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.78	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.62	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.78	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14291	$18116

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1090
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1040
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$943
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1052
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1053
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1313
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1455
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1010
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1089
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$894
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1152
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1019
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1094
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1179
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1061
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1557
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$952
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$982
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1108
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1016
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$917
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1128
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1033
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1562
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$819
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1062
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$865
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1009
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$971
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1012

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733