Guangzhou vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
633K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6607th and 1984th ($742 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 955th and 164th 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
$4.17
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13578

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Louisville

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