Dallas vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
246K

The cost of living in Dallas is 34% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 938th and 2604th ($2472 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 7th vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 326th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Louisville

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Dallas Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$16070

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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