Louisville vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$2620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	246K	1.23M

The cost of living in Louisville is 78% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 2336th and 5342nd ($1821 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 299th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Suwon

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	Louisville	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$21003

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038