Louisville Cost Of Living
 

The cost of living in the Louisville Metro area is below the national average of comparable cities in the region:

 
 
 
City
Overall Cost of Living
US National Average = 100
Louisville, KY
91.9
Atlanta, GA
97.9
Charlotte, NC
96.2
Cincinnati, OH
96.0
Greensboro, NC
94.2
Memphis, TN
90.1
Nashville, TN
97.1
Raleigh, NC
98.7
Richmond, VA
100.4
St. Louis, MO
106.2
Source: American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA) Cost of Living Index, 1st Quarter 2003.
 
City
Grocery Items
Housing
Utilities
Louisville, KY
87.4
83.1
93.9
Atlanta, GA
99.6
92.3
95.2
Charlotte, NC
99.5
88.9
90.8
Cincinnati, OH
96.4
86.6
102.0
Greensboro, NC
97.7
86.8
93.7
Memphis, TN
91.2
81.3
83.9
Nashville, TN
106.0
83.5
93.7
Richmond, VA
107.3
92.8
107.5
St. Louis, MO
119.4
96.9
105.4
 
City
Transportation
Healthcare
Misc Goods/ Services
Louisville, KY 109.5 79.0 97.1
Atlanta, GA 100.4 109.7 100.6
Charlotte, NC 98.4 95.4 102.5
Cincinnati, OH 99.3 100.5 100.7
Greensboro, NC 92.5 87.6 100.6
Memphis, TN 96.4 90.9 97.2
Nashville, TN 117.3 84.7 101.7
Richmond, VA 98.6 89.6 103.9
St. Louis, MO 103.0 99.4 110.6

Source: American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA) Cost of Living Index, 1st Quarter 2003.

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