Cost of living comparison
Washington is 28.2% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Washington instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$118.25
|
|
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