Louisville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	246K	664K

The cost of living in Louisville is 31% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2604th and 649th ($1847 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 5th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 326th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Rotterdam

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	Louisville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799