Louisville vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1847
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4341
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1070
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$1746
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4016
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
81
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
246K
577K

The cost of living in Louisville is 12% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2604th and 1786th ($1847 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 1421st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 102nd vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 224th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Milwaukee

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Louisville Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.37
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.77
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1779
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1441
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.7
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.05
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1246
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16070
$24100

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400