Louisville vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Louisville	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1862	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4532	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$1976	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4332	$3751
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	61	79
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	246K	709K

The cost of living in Louisville is 21% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2276th and 1029th ($1862 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 251st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Oslo

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	Louisville	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3349	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3026	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13601	$7583

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161