Louisville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	60	98
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	246K	919K

The cost of living in Louisville is 29% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2519th and 4157th ($1847 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th 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 89th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$11063

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063