Chengdu vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$4464
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	633K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7269th and 1984th ($643 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1633rd and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Louisville

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	Chengdu	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$13578

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

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