Louisville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	246K	8.8M

The cost of living in Louisville is 56% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2519th and 4th ($1847 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 2nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ranked 89th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 11th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs New York City

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	Louisville	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$22663

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174