Houston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.3M
246K

The cost of living in Houston is 22% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1367th and 2604th ($2261 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 1st vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 14th vs 326th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Louisville

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Houston Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$16070

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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