Pohang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	83
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	504K	633K

The cost of living in Pohang is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5569th and 1961st ($988 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 3881st and 63rd 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	$5.56	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$15338

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581