Hong Kong vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$3958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	82	88
🏙️ Population	7.41M	246K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 46% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 621st and 2713th ($2674 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 632nd and 333rd 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	$7.89	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$16074

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011