Louisville vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	86
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	246K	1.39M

The cost of living in Louisville is 47% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2604th and 52nd ($1847 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 39th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 102nd vs 38th best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 155th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs San Diego

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	Louisville	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826