Louisville vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1918
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4639
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1980
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4464
$3605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
86
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
633K
384K

The cost of living in Louisville is 9% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1984th and 1525th ($1918 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1684th and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 33rd vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 216th 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
$16.5
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1115
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1652
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3397
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3039
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.32
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.42
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1246
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13578
$10224

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030