Ansan vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ansan Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2739
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1680
$4005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
653K
906K

The cost of living in Ansan is 56% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5768th and 1248th ($990 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1100th 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 1.7 months in Ansan compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ansan ranked 18th best city to live in South Korea vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 1556th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ansan vs Columbus

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Ansan Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$4.96
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1136
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6061
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.5
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27274
$15346

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.5 mi Anyang
$1025
12 km or 7.5 mi Gunpo
$1003
13 km or 8.2 mi Uiwang
$988
15 km or 9.1 mi Hwaseong
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Suwon
$970
18 km or 11 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Incheon
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Siheung
$1087
30 km or 18 mi Osan
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Seongnam
$1127
33 km or 20 mi Seoul
$1461
35 km or 22 mi Gimpo
$966
35 km or 22 mi Yongin
$1142
37 km or 23 mi Goyang
$1008
40 km or 25 mi Gwangju
$1057
41 km or 26 mi Guri
$1085
42 km or 26 mi Hanam
$1074
44 km or 27 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
49 km or 31 mi Namyangju
$1084
51 km or 31 mi Dangjin
$1025
51 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
54 km or 33 mi Anseong
$1041
55 km or 34 mi Yangju
$941
55 km or 34 mi Icheon
$1077
57 km or 35 mi Paju
$1020
65 km or 40 mi Cheonan
$1222
69 km or 43 mi Seosan
$1027
69 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
72 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$989
72 km or 45 mi Yeoju
$1036
75 km or 47 mi Kaesong
$1567
97 km or 60 mi Cheongju
$997
97 km or 60 mi Wonju
$1140
100 km or 62 mi Gongju
$1098
101 km or 63 mi Chuncheon
$839
102 km or 63 mi Sejong
$1043
106 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
109 km or 67 mi Asan
$1066

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829