Louisville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Louisville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1862	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4532	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1976	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4332	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	87	99
🏙️ Population	246K	4.84M

The cost of living in Louisville is 34% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2276th and 312th ($1862 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 251st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Sydney

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	Louisville	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3349	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3026	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13601	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754