Louisville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1837
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4317
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1745
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3958
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
246K
17.5M

The cost of living in Louisville is 96% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2713th and 6106th ($1837 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 12th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 333rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Shenzhen

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Louisville Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.42
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2940
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1219
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16074
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638