Cheonan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheonan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2853	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$571	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1022	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1680	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	657K	1.43M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 43% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4632nd and 1745th ($1151 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1531st 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 1.5 months in Cheonan compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 4346th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs San Antonio

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	Cheonan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$443	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.29	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5174	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.77	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13537	$16552

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Cities near Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sejong	$1019
38 km or 24 mi	Osan	$1042
39 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Dangjin	$1033
48 km or 30 mi	Yongin	$1127
55 km or 34 mi	Daejeon	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Suwon	$1022
55 km or 34 mi	Asan	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
59 km or 36 mi	Icheon	$1020
60 km or 37 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Uiwang	$1063
62 km or 39 mi	Seosan	$1036
65 km or 40 mi	Ansan	$1070
65 km or 40 mi	Gunpo	$1098
67 km or 42 mi	Nonsan	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Gwangju	$1165
68 km or 42 mi	Siheung	$1283
68 km or 42 mi	Anyang	$1022
69 km or 43 mi	Yeoju	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Seongnam	$1400
71 km or 44 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
71 km or 44 mi	Boryeong	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Chungju	$900
79 km or 49 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
82 km or 51 mi	Hanam	$1161
84 km or 52 mi	Bucheon	$1163
86 km or 53 mi	Incheon	$1092
87 km or 54 mi	Seoul	$1334
88 km or 54 mi	Guri	$1122
91 km or 56 mi	Wonju	$1074
92 km or 57 mi	Namyangju	$1129
96 km or 60 mi	Mungyeong	$979
98 km or 61 mi	Iksan	$959
99 km or 61 mi	Goyang	$1171
99 km or 61 mi	Gimpo	$1099
100 km or 62 mi	Sangju	$1000

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133