Jeonju vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeonju	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$854	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2314	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$295	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$569	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1745	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	60
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	342K	246K

The cost of living in Jeonju is 53% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6251st and 2336th ($854 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 1917th 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 78th in the United States, while ranked 4376th and 299th 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	$6.27	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8165	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6925	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.2	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.92	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13386	$13378

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$937
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$970
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1019
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1005
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1038
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$992
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1038
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1063
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1019
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1101
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$977
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1012
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1059
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1151
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1054
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$1000
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$992
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1036
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$989
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$979
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1033
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$995
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1026
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$998
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$998
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$900
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1042
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1075
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1030
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1127
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$924

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