Louisville vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	246K	6.21M

The cost of living in Louisville is 99% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2336th and 5954th ($1821 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 299th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Louisville	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$10819

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562