London vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	246K

The cost of living in London is 104% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 20th and 2713th ($3740 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 333rd 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	$22.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16074

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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