Seoul vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seoul	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1296	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3195	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$624	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3066	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	9.67M	633K

The cost of living in Seoul is 36% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4545th and 1987th ($1296 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.4 months in Seoul compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 33rd 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	$7.13	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$717	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1281	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$24031	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10129	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19916	$18116

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1089
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1052
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1152
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1094
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1313
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$943
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$894
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1040
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1022
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1179
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1010
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1001
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$985
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$977
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1061
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1019
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1557
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1016
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$952
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1062
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1128
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$917
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$993
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$971

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