Louisville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	60	98
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	246K	919K

The cost of living in Louisville is 29% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2713th and 4288th ($1837 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 1st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 333rd and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Seongnam

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	Louisville	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$12598

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019