Louisville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Louisville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1862	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4532	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1976	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4332	$3835
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	94
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	246K	664K

The cost of living in Louisville is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2276th and 1336th ($1862 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th and 6th 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 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 251st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3349	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3026	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13601	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592