Louisville vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	84
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	246K	430K

The cost of living in Louisville is 21% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2336th and 1145th ($1821 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 1045th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 78th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 299th vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Minneapolis

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	Louisville	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682