Chicago vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
246K

The cost of living in Chicago is 43% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 483rd and 2276th ($2667 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 3rd vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 20th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Louisville

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Chicago Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$13601

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954