Hong Kong vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	246K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 50% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 427th and 2336th ($2737 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 248th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Louisville

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	Hong Kong	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$13378

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974