Louisville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1918
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4639
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1980
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4464
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
633K
17.5M

The cost of living in Louisville is 104% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1984th and 5744th ($1918 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1684th and 16th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Louisville ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 164th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Louisville Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1115
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1652
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3397
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3039
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.32
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.42
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1246
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13578
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584