Pohang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$3356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	84
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	504K	633K

The cost of living in Pohang is 52% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5692nd and 1692nd ($1000 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 3937th and 74th 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	$5.67	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$16244

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671