Cost of living comparison
California is 31.5% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in California instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$16.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
|
$8.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$2.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
|
$6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$3.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$5.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$67.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,204.44
|
$24,176.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
|
$17.41
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.24
|
$67.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.94
|
$1,999.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$842.28
|
$1,775.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.30
|
$135.28
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.07
|
$1,229.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,858.33
|
$17,713.67
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.07
|
$6.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
|
$4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.04
|
$9.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
|
$47.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
|
$13.15
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.69
|
$47.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
|
$38.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.69
|
$79.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.64
|
$104.29
|
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