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Shreveport vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Shreveport is 4.9 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Shreveport
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Shreveport
Transportation: pay 51.6% more in Shreveport
Housing: pay 12.5 times more in Shreveport
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Shreveport
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Shreveport
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in Shreveport

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Shreveport are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Shreveport.

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Shreveport vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shreveport instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP236.85	$16.00	+276.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP266.13	$11.00	+130.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP17.65	$2.46	+677.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.89	$2.38	+1821.9%
Average			+301.3%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP38.91	$2.75	+294.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP108.05	$5.16	+166.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP178.65	$4.08	+27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP64.86	$3.46	+197.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP111.06	$5.38	+169.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP38.81	$1.96	+180.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.50	$0.59	+69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.68	$1.39	+466.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.53	$1.49	+870.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.44	$0.99	+752.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.94	$1.06	+640.6%
Average			+269.8%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.6% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP95.86	$3.27	+90.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP638.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$29,778.59	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP266.13	$14.50	+203.7%
Average			+51.6%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP745.16	$68.50	+412.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,628.98	$1,175.00	+758.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,938.68	$1,341.67	+1798.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP609.32	$166.32	+1421.5%
Average			+1152.2%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of housing

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,843.52	$1,033.33	+1089.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP119K	$18,980.00	+791.3%
Average			+929.5%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP74.52	$5.50	+311.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP71.85	$5.20	+303.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP106.45	$9.48	+396.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP723.87	$37.50	+188.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP159.68	$13.00	+353.8%
Average			+291.7%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Shreveport
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,880.63	$51.25	+51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,566.65	$38.75	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP7,238.66	$83.75	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,158.04	$150.00	+164.7%
Average			+21.5%

Alexandria vs. Shreveport - Cost of clothing

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