Chongqing vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
60
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
32.1M
246K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 66% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7730th and 2604th ($631 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1876th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 326th 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
$2.93
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$16070

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035