Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 24.8% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
|
$19.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.96
|
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
|
$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$66.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,948.70
|
$31,817.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.31
|
$20.67
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.76
|
$62.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.60
|
$1,357.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,039.36
|
$1,179.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.15
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,554.86
|
$1,481.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,175.00
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.80
|
$5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$11.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.67
|
$34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$13.87
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.13
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
|
$83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
|
$103.12
|
|
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