Seoul vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$608	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	9.67M	633K

The cost of living in Seoul is 32% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4104th and 1961st ($1334 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Seoul compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 30th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Stuttgart

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	Seoul	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$15338

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

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