Louisville vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	69
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	246K	720K

The cost of living in Louisville is 101% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2519th and 6116th ($1847 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 791st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Okayama

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	Louisville	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558