Chongqing vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
32.1M
633K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 63% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1984th ($712 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 2233rd and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Louisville

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Chongqing Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$13578

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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