Louisville vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	246K	384K

The cost of living in Louisville is 17% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2713th and 1435th ($1837 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 1194th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 101st vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 333rd vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs New Orleans

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	Louisville	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962