Louisville vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	246K	459K

The cost of living in Louisville is 25% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2604th and 978th ($1847 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 841st 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 Virginia Beach. Ranked 102nd vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 326th vs 286th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Virginia Beach

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	Louisville	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769