Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 26.1% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.29
|
$6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$40.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,383.69
|
$34,084.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$14.53
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.48
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,432.29
|
$1,185.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,517.89
|
$1,050.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.94
|
$124.22
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,170.00
|
$1,382.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$45,450.00
|
$11,342.86
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.63
|
$42.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.86
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Chicago
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.46
|
$46.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
|
$35.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.19
|
$81.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.31
|
$105.21
|
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