Beijing vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$4464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	633K

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4887th and 1984th ($1065 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1684th 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 164th 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	$3.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$13578

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988