Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 2.5% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$21.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$5.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$24,299.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$15.95
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$66.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$1,120.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$959.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$125.89
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$613.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$9,660.00
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
|
$4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$7.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$33.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$11.54
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$43.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$83.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$97.50
|
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