Louisville vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1837
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4317
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1745
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3958
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
246K
737K

The cost of living in Louisville is 42% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2713th and 142nd ($1837 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 101st 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 101st vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 333rd vs 32nd 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
$14.3
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.42
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$4.8
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2940
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1219
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16074
$28950

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173