Louisville vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	96
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	246K	2.75M

The cost of living in Louisville is 47% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2604th and 4633rd ($1847 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 23rd 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 Osaka. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 326th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Osaka

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	Louisville	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958