Ansan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ansan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$437
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
623K
2.44M

The cost of living in Ansan is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5337th and 4661st ($1044 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ansan compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Ansan ranked 22nd best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2302nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ansan vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Ansan and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ansan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.91
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21712
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5754
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.41
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12779
$18442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ansan

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.5 mi Anyang
$988
12 km or 7.5 mi Gunpo
$1112
13 km or 8.2 mi Uiwang
$1063
15 km or 9.1 mi Hwaseong
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Suwon
$1030
18 km or 11 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1061
20 km or 12 mi Bucheon
$1167
22 km or 14 mi Incheon
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Siheung
$1292
30 km or 18 mi Osan
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Seongnam
$1425
33 km or 20 mi Seoul
$1363
35 km or 22 mi Gimpo
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Yongin
$1102
37 km or 23 mi Goyang
$1092
40 km or 25 mi Gwangju
$1179
41 km or 26 mi Guri
$1117
42 km or 26 mi Hanam
$1162
44 km or 27 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
49 km or 31 mi Namyangju
$1120
51 km or 31 mi Dangjin
$984
51 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
54 km or 33 mi Anseong
$1046
55 km or 34 mi Yangju
$937
55 km or 34 mi Icheon
$1134
57 km or 35 mi Paju
$1049
65 km or 40 mi Cheonan
$1121
69 km or 43 mi Seosan
$986
69 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
72 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1008
72 km or 45 mi Yeoju
$1053
75 km or 47 mi Kaesong
$1563
97 km or 60 mi Cheongju
$903
97 km or 60 mi Wonju
$1073
100 km or 62 mi Gongju
$1019
101 km or 63 mi Chuncheon
$867
102 km or 63 mi Sejong
$986
106 km or 66 mi Chungju
$892
109 km or 67 mi Asan
$1015

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602