Louisville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	246K	2.75M

The cost of living in Louisville is 6% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2604th and 2104th ($1847 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1 months in Rome. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 326th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Rome

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	Louisville	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330