Louisville vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	246K	486K

The cost of living in Louisville is 8% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 2604th and 1993rd ($1847 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 1551st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 102nd vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 287th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Omaha

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	Louisville	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$21139

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018