Ansan vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ansan	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2926	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$439	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$935	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.2	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1565	$753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	623K	5.68M

The cost of living in Ansan is 14% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5018th and 5822nd ($1070 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ansan compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Ansan ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 1697th and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ansan vs Bangkok

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	Ansan	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.97	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.94%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21587	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.1	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.57	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21029	$13301

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ansan

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.5 mi	Anyang	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Gunpo	$1098
13 km or 8.2 mi	Uiwang	$1063
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
19 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Siheung	$1283
30 km or 18 mi	Osan	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 20 mi	Seoul	$1334
35 km or 22 mi	Gimpo	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Yongin	$1127
37 km or 23 mi	Goyang	$1171
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangju	$1165
41 km or 26 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Hanam	$1161
44 km or 27 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
49 km or 31 mi	Namyangju	$1129
51 km or 31 mi	Dangjin	$1033
51 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
54 km or 33 mi	Anseong	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Yangju	$974
55 km or 34 mi	Icheon	$1020
57 km or 35 mi	Paju	$1075
65 km or 40 mi	Cheonan	$1151
69 km or 43 mi	Seosan	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
72 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
72 km or 45 mi	Yeoju	$1026
75 km or 47 mi	Kaesong	$1565
97 km or 60 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Wonju	$1074
100 km or 62 mi	Gongju	$1038
101 km or 63 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Sejong	$1019
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
109 km or 67 mi	Asan	$1038

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650