Dongguan vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
60
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
246K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7308th and 2604th ($694 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Louisville

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Dongguan Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$16070

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Louisville

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