Los Angeles vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3958
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	60
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	246K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 84% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 72nd and 2713th ($3378 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1895th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 8th vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 333rd 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	$21.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$16074

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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