Louisville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	246K	8.8M

The cost of living in Louisville is 59% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2336th and 3rd ($1821 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 78th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 299th vs 22nd 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	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111