Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 6.5% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$21.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$24,299.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$15.95
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$66.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$1,120.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$959.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$125.89
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$613.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$9,660.00
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$7.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$33.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$11.54
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Illinois
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$43.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$83.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$97.50
|
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