San Antonio vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.23M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 90% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1930th and 5112th ($2023 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 35th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 124th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Suwon

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	San Antonio	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$10980

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050