Beijing vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	246K

The cost of living in Beijing is 40% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4987th and 2604th ($1108 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1876th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Louisville

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	Beijing	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$16070

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035