Louisville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	81
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	246K	449K

The cost of living in Louisville is 45% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2336th and 59th ($1821 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 299th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Zurich

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	Louisville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717