Bucheon vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucheon	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2599	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$667	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1317	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	772K	1.43M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5044th and 1833rd ($1090 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1452nd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bucheon ranked 14th best city to live in South Korea vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1790th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs San Antonio

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	Bucheon	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.75	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10472	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5480	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.82	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.48	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19814	$19123

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1040
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$943
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1052
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1053
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1313
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1455
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1089
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1010
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1152
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1094
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1179
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1019
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1061
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1557
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1108
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$952
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1016
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1128
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$819
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1062
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$852
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$971

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093