Chicago vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4464
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
633K

The cost of living in Chicago is 36% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 505th and 1984th ($2613 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1684th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 2nd vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 164th 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
$17.5
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13578

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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