Louisville vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$1954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	246K	9.67M

The cost of living in Louisville is 34% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2519th and 4296th ($1847 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Seoul. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Seoul

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	Louisville	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$21347

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020