Los Angeles vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$4332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	246K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 71% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 72nd and 2276th ($3187 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 8th vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Louisville

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	Los Angeles	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$13601

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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