Cleveland vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cleveland	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1963	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4528	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$1853	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3510	$4332
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	61
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	373K	246K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 5% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1971st and 2276th ($1963 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 72nd vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 269th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Louisville

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	Cleveland	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.33	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.7	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1033	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18767	$13601

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813

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