Louisville vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1847
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4440
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1087
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1899
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3987
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
246K
737K

The cost of living in Louisville is 42% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2519th and 125th ($1847 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 92nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 89th vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 99th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Seattle

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Louisville Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1046
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1620
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3052
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.44
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1218
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15931
$29883

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114