Chicago vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
246K

The cost of living in Chicago is 54% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 358th and 2604th ($2851 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 3rd vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 18th vs 326th 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
$19.6
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$16070

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035