Moving to Maine from Louisiana
What to Expect
A comprehensive look at what changes when you move from Louisiana to Maine — from daily expenses to quality of life.
If you moved from Louisiana to Maine, you would find that Maine is 16.9% more expensive than Louisiana. A $75,000 salary in Louisiana would need to be roughly $87,700 in Maine to maintain the same lifestyle.
How Far Will Your Money Go?
How your spending power changes when you relocate from Louisiana to Maine.
What does your salary buy?
$75,000 → $87,700
To maintain the same standard of living in Maine
Calculate with your salary →The biggest cost differences at a glance
Restaurants
pay 6.1% more
Groceries
pay 16.3% more
Transportation
pay 3.2% less
Housing
pay 22.7% more
Childcare
pay 92.5% more
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.5% more
Data: MyLifeElsewhere's crowdsourced cost of living database, with prices submitted and updated by users worldwide. Exchange rates are refreshed regularly from public sources.
Cost of living by city
Cost of living varies a lot by city. Each figure is a city's overall cost of living as a percentage of New York City (the priciest, = 100%).
On average, cities in Maine cost about 2% more than cities in Louisiana.
Compare cities head-to-head
Key Indicator Comparison
How Louisiana and Maine stack up on safety, healthcare, jobs, and infrastructure.
Is it safe?
incidents per 100,000 people per year
incidents per 100,000 people per year
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all safety metrics.
How's the healthcare?
share of people without health insurance
share of adults with obesity
share of adults with diabetes
share of adults who smoke
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What about housing?
typical price of a home
typical monthly gross rent
share of homes that are owner-occupied
Louisiana generally does better on what about housing?, though Maine leads in homeownership rate.
Will I have good infrastructure?
share of households with internet
minutes each way to work
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all infrastructure metrics.
What are the job prospects?
percentage of the labour force without work
a broad measure of economic output per person
typical annual income of a household
share of people below the poverty line
Maine generally does better on employment & economy, though Louisiana leads in gdp per capita.
Is it good for families?
average years of life at birth
share of adults with a 4-year college degree
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all family life metrics.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), OECD Regional Demography (2020). How we calculate this
What's the Climate Like?
Monthly averages — select a city to compare.
Avg. annual high / low
Avg. annual high / low
| Months | Baton Rouge | Augusta |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Mar | 67°/45°F (19°/7°C) | 63°/37°F (17°/3°C) |
| Apr–Jun | 85°/64°F (30°/18°C) | 84°/57°F (29°/14°C) |
| Jul–Sep | 91°/72°F (33°/22°C) | 91°/67°F (33°/20°C) |
| Oct–Dec | 72°/50°F (22°/10°C) | 69°/42°F (21°/6°C) |
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| Month | Baton Rouge | Augusta |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°/41°F (16.8°/5.1°C) | 58°/33°F (14.4°/0.4°C) |
| Feb | 66°/44°F (18.7°/6.9°C) | 62°/36°F (16.8°/2.2°C) |
| Mar | 73°/50°F (22.6°/10.2°C) | 70°/42°F (21.1°/5.6°C) |
| Apr | 79°/57°F (26.3°/13.8°C) | 77°/48°F (25.2°/8.9°C) |
| May | 86°/65°F (30.1°/18.4°C) | 85°/57°F (29.4°/14.1°C) |
| Jun | 91°/71°F (32.7°/21.9°C) | 91°/66°F (32.8°/19.0°C) |
| Jul | 92°/74°F (33.4°/23.2°C) | 93°/70°F (34.1°/21.0°C) |
| Aug | 92°/73°F (33.6°/23.0°C) | 92°/69°F (33.2°/20.7°C) |
| Sep | 89°/69°F (31.5°/20.3°C) | 87°/63°F (30.4°/17.0°C) |
| Oct | 81°/58°F (27.1°/14.4°C) | 78°/51°F (25.4°/10.6°C) |
| Nov | 72°/49°F (22.2°/9.4°C) | 69°/41°F (20.6°/5.2°C) |
| Dec | 64°/43°F (17.8°/5.9°C) | 60°/35°F (15.6°/1.4°C) |
Data:
National Weather Service
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to live in Maine than Louisiana?
Day-to-day costs in Maine run about 17% higher than Louisiana on average; specific cities can swing further.
How much money do I need to move to Maine?
A safe rule of thumb is 3 months of local expenses plus relocation costs. On a $75,000 comparable salary, that's around $21,925 in Maine for everyday spending, before movers, a truck rental, and a rental deposit.
Is Maine safe?
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all safety metrics.
How is healthcare in Maine compared to Louisiana?
Maine performs significantly better than Louisiana across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What's the weather like in Maine compared to Louisiana?
The average high temperature in Augusta is 77°F, compared to 79°F in Baton Rouge. Augusta receives around 43.6 in of rainfall per year, while Baton Rouge gets 60.6 in.
