Louisville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	33
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	246K	543K

The cost of living in Louisville is 4% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2604th and 2237th ($1847 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 1697th 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 Tucson. Ranked 102nd vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Tucson

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	Louisville	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212