Guangzhou vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
246K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6835th and 2713th ($782 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1895th 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 Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Louisville

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Guangzhou Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$16074

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011