Chicago vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$3987
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
246K

The cost of living in Chicago is 52% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 394th and 2519th ($2799 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1889th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 2nd vs 89th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 281st 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
$19.2
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$15931

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017