London vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$4464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	98	89
🏙️ Population	8.91M	633K

The cost of living in London is 73% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 38th and 1984th ($3321 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 164th 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	$19.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$13578

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988