Beijing vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	246K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5341st and 2713th ($1044 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1895th 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 11th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 2718th and 333rd 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	$4.36	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$16074

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011