Louisville vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1837
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4317
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$1745
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3958
$3809
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
81
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
246K
577K

The cost of living in Louisville is 12% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2713th and 1833rd ($1837 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 1456th 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 101st vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 333rd vs 260th 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
$14.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.42
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2940
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1219
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16074
$24369

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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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415