Chengdu vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	246K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 65% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7209th and 2276th ($660 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1806th 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 68th in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 251st 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	$2.91	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$13601

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954