Jeonju vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeonju	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$41	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1980	$4016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	60
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	342K	246K

The cost of living in Jeonju is 58% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6907th and 2604th ($771 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 1876th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeonju compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Jeonju ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 3881st and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jeonju	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7040	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4988	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.09	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.59	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17730	$16070

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$938
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$923
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$922
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$990
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$964
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$930
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$933
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$997
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$905
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1009
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$971
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$957
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$887
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$909
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1128
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1051
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$955
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$919
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$917
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$954
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$931
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$952
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$992
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1016
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$942
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$852
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1019
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1013
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1023
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1061
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$982

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