Louisville vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$7528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	97
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	246K	874K

The cost of living in Louisville is 53% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2336th and 7th ($1821 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 5th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Ranked 78th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 299th vs 16th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs San Francisco

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	Louisville	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$20590

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752