Louisville vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1862
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4532
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1976
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4332
$4931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
82
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
246K
468K

The cost of living in Louisville is 25% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2276th and 806th ($1862 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th and 719th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 68th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 251st vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Raleigh

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Louisville Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.34
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1662
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3349
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3026
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.32
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1242
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13601
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753