Cost of living comparison

 Puerto Rico
compared to
 Louisiana, USA
Louisiana vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Louisiana is 30.4% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.8% more in Louisiana
Groceries
pay 3.2% less in Louisiana
Transportation
pay 13.5% less in Louisiana
Housing
pay 25.2% more in Louisiana
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Louisiana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.5% more in Louisiana
Clothing
pay 1.9% less in Louisiana

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Louisiana are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Louisiana. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Louisiana.

Louisiana vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Louisiana instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

pay 26.8% more for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$17.81
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$9.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$2.37
 

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$2.96
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$6.15
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$4.35
 

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$2.93
 
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$40.33
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$36,948.70
 

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pay 25.2% more for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$62.76
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$1,159.60
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$1,039.36
 

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$1,554.86
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$11,175.00
 

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$4.80
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$5.08
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$8.50
 

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$45.13
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$37.45
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$76.65
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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