London vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	99	87
🏙️ Population	8.8M	246K

The cost of living in London is 84% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 37th and 2276th ($3427 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1806th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Louisville

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	London	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$13601

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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