Guangzhou vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
246K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 58% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6854th and 2604th ($785 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 326th 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
$2.93
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$16070

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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