Louisville vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Louisville	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1918	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4639	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1980	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4464	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	633K	6.78M

The cost of living in Louisville is 90% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1984th and 5234th ($1918 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1684th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Louisville ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 164th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.34	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1115	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1652	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3397	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3039	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.9	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.42	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13578	$10845

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620