Pohang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pohang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$4146
🏠 One person rent	$446	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.6	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2023	$3865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	84
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	504K	626K

The cost of living in Pohang is 44% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5400th and 2481st ($989 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 30th 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 months in Pohang compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3679th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Stuttgart

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	Pohang	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$4.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1856	$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6349	$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2974	$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13736	$13800

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1666
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1675
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1638
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1654
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1671
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1655
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1690
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1811
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1689
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1650
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1726
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1661
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1672
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1666
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1713
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1652
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1663
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1661
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1651
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1657
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1591
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1640
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1666
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1636