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Illinois vs. Louisiana Cost of Living Summary
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Illinois vs. Louisiana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Illinois instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
ERN180.00
|
$13.06
FCFA7,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$9.37
FCFA5,371
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
ERN18.75
|
$1.38
FCFA789
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.57
FCFA899
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of restaurants
pay 61.4% more for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.52
FCFA1,445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.66
FCFA2,673
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
ERN79.49
|
$8.84
FCFA5,069
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
ERN65.70
|
$3.07
FCFA1,759
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.15
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.08
FCFA620
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.07
FCFA612
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.85
FCFA1,059
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ERN7.56
|
$1.28
FCFA732
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ERN10.43
|
$1.09
FCFA624
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
ERN6.50
|
$0.97
FCFA557
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of groceries
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.08
FCFA2,916
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$22.59
FCFA12,956
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN1000K
|
$32,895.05
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.24
FCFA7,594
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of transportation
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$65.34
FCFA37,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$988.85
FCFA567K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$393.90
FCFA226K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$262.94
FCFA151K
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of housing
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$303.92
FCFA174K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,033.33
FCFA3M
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of childcare
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
ERN12.00
|
$3.10
FCFA1,779
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
ERN12.38
|
$4.75
FCFA2,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.92
FCFA2,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$63.17
FCFA36,231
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$10.42
FCFA5,976
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$41.67
FCFA23,897
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$40.42
FCFA23,181
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$91.11
FCFA52,256
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$80.00
FCFA45,883
|
|
Louisiana vs. Illinois - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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