Louisville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	246K	4.84M

The cost of living in Louisville is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2336th and 745th ($1821 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 299th and 2nd 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	$14.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683