Louisville vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	69
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	246K	385K

The cost of living in Louisville is 28% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2604th and 777th ($1847 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 102nd vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Tampa

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	Louisville	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$19356

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260