Ansan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ansan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2739
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$446
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1680
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
653K
10.5M

The cost of living in Ansan is 46% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5768th and 7055th ($990 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 115th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ansan compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ansan ranked 18th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1556th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ansan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1136
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6061
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27274
$21927

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623