Louisville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	97
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	246K	441K

The cost of living in Louisville is 44% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2604th and 95th ($1847 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 70th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Ranked 102nd vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 70th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Oakland

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	Louisville	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$20453

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357