Cost of living comparison

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Ansan vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Ansan is 44.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Ansan
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Ansan
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Ansan
Housing: pay 69.6% less in Ansan
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Ansan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% less in Ansan
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Ansan

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ansan.

Ansan vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ansan instead of London, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	London	Ansan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.83	$7.08 ₩10,226	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.18	$6.30 ₩9,101	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.32	$1.64 ₩2,368	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.43	$0.71 ₩1,023	-63.3%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	London	Ansan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.60	$2.95 ₩4,261	+36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.11	$6.79 ₩9,817	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.88	$7.85 ₩11,341	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.72	$2.93 ₩4,237	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.93	$2.94 ₩4,252	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.13	$3.26 ₩4,716	+113.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.28 ₩1,855	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$2.35 ₩3,399	+63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.22	$2.77 ₩4,007	+69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.56	$1.50 ₩2,165	+97.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.86 ₩1,237	+2.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	London	Ansan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.28	$4.43 ₩6,398	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £178.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,041.65	$25,072.36 ₩36M	-33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.56	$8.30 ₩11,992	-73.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 69.6% less for housing

	London	Ansan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £31.77	$19.81 ₩28,633	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,287.24	$424.54 ₩614K	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,736.07	$353.78 ₩511K	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £189.81	$118.88 ₩172K	-53.5%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	London	Ansan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,840.46	$254.87 ₩368K	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,152.31	$10,906.99 ₩16M	-61.7%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Ansan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.44	$3.17 ₩4,586	-63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.86	$3.70 ₩5,345	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.85	$3.18 ₩4,602	-86.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.19	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.87	$10.61 ₩15,339	-47.1%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	London	Ansan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.13	$49.77 ₩71,923	-57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.59	$39.49 ₩57,074	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £93.45	$70.50 ₩102K	-44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £119.35	$99.06 ₩143K	-38.4%
Average			-40.9%

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