Baltimore vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$4464
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	61
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	586K	633K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 15% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1292nd and 1984th ($2197 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 1684th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 12th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 164th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Louisville

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	Baltimore	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$13578

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Louisville

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