Louisville vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$2911
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	246K	9.67M

The cost of living in Louisville is 37% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2336th and 4104th ($1821 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 299th and 30th 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	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$20197

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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

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019