Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 2.7 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of China, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
China
|
Louisiana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.58
|
$17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.83
|
$10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.11
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
China
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.67
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.42
|
$6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.79
|
$4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.70
|
$2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.18
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.41
|
$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.69
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.33
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.90
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 98.0% more for transportation
China
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.54
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥157.77
|
$40.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥138,980.87
|
$34,084.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.73
|
$14.53
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
China
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.54
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,381.86
|
$1,185.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,482.20
|
$1,050.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.16
|
$124.22
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
China
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,427.52
|
$1,382.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥127,983.89
|
$11,342.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.65
|
$4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.73
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.82
|
$8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.39
|
$42.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.61
|
$12.86
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
China
|
Louisiana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥345.75
|
$46.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.50
|
$35.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥521.93
|
$81.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥544.94
|
$105.21
|
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