Louisville vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	246K	2.14M

The cost of living in Louisville is 28% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2604th and 791st ($1847 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 326th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Perth

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	Louisville	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913