Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 5.0% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
|
$13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
|
$7.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
|
$2.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
|
$5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
|
$2.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
|
$3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$2.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
|
$2.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.70
|
$36.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,975.07
|
$23,430.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$16.33
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.24
|
$68.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$972.95
|
$867.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.80
|
$741.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.38
|
$119.06
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$490.61
|
$763.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,380.95
|
$11,400.67
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
|
$3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.61
|
$7.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.41
|
$40.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.47
|
$10.59
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.23
|
$44.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
|
$36.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.30
|
$78.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.45
|
$99.26
|
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