Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 28.9% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.96
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,948.70
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.31
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.76
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.60
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,039.36
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.15
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,554.86
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,175.00
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.80
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.67
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.13
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
|
$126.91
|
|
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