Cheonan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheonan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1153	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2774	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$583	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$975	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	69	82
🏙️ Population	657K	726K

The cost of living in Cheonan is 13% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4817th and 5415th ($1153 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 340th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Cheonan compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Cheonan ranked 47th best city to live in South Korea vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 4135th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Sagamihara

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	Cheonan	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3884	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5436	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.41	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.59	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13428	$10783

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Cities near Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1078
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$924
37 km or 23 mi	Sejong	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Osan	$1076
39 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
48 km or 30 mi	Dangjin	$1059
48 km or 30 mi	Yongin	$1120
55 km or 34 mi	Daejeon	$959
55 km or 34 mi	Suwon	$1066
55 km or 34 mi	Asan	$1050
56 km or 35 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
59 km or 36 mi	Icheon	$1171
60 km or 37 mi	Gyeryong	$976
62 km or 39 mi	Uiwang	$1080
62 km or 39 mi	Seosan	$1068
65 km or 40 mi	Ansan	$1049
65 km or 40 mi	Gunpo	$1112
67 km or 42 mi	Nonsan	$1046
68 km or 42 mi	Gwangju	$1196
68 km or 42 mi	Siheung	$1307
68 km or 42 mi	Anyang	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Yeoju	$1079
70 km or 44 mi	Seongnam	$1435
71 km or 44 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
71 km or 44 mi	Boryeong	$1085
72 km or 45 mi	Chungju	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
82 km or 51 mi	Hanam	$1178
84 km or 52 mi	Bucheon	$1175
86 km or 53 mi	Incheon	$1088
87 km or 54 mi	Seoul	$1383
88 km or 54 mi	Guri	$1134
91 km or 56 mi	Wonju	$1110
92 km or 57 mi	Namyangju	$1138
96 km or 60 mi	Mungyeong	$973
98 km or 61 mi	Iksan	$998
99 km or 61 mi	Goyang	$1097
99 km or 61 mi	Gimpo	$1098
100 km or 62 mi	Sangju	$957

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076