Denver vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$3958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
716K
246K

The cost of living in Denver is 52% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 432nd and 2713th ($2791 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1895th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Denver compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 61st vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 239th vs 333rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Louisville

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Denver Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$16074

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011