Hong Kong vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	246K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 48% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 379th and 2276th ($2753 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 Hong Kong compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 251st 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	$8.31	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$13601

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954