Austin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3986
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	60
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	962K	246K

The cost of living in Austin is 35% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 858th and 2336th ($2455 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1917th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 30th vs 78th best cities to live in the United States, and 142nd vs 299th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Louisville

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	Austin	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$13378

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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