Guangzhou vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$3987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
246K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6838th and 2519th ($758 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1889th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 281st 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
$2.82
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15931

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017