Jeonju vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeonju	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$291	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	60
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	342K	246K

The cost of living in Jeonju is 55% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6539th and 2519th ($831 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 1889th 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 months in Jeonju compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 4424th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Louisville

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	Jeonju	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8458	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7000	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.64	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13525	$15931

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$982
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$981
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1020
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$976
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$959
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1063
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1085
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1081
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$934
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1001
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1016
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1153
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1064
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$991
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$957
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$949
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1068
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$994
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$973
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1059
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1078
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$1008
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$920
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1076
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1084
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1038
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1120
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$934

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017