Louisville vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	98
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	246K	3.42M

The cost of living in Louisville is 2% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2336th and 2443rd ($1821 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 299th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Madrid

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	Louisville	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$10042

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522