City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Shreveport | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $945/mo | $938/mo | 0.7% higher in A |
| Median home value | $168,900 | $174,100 | 3.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $45,967 | $52,941 | 13.2% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.1 | 98.9 | 1.8% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 93.4 | 84.8 | 10.1% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 79.5 | 86.0 | 7.5% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 91.3 | 84.5 | 8.1% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Shreveport, you'd need $100,000 in St. Louis to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Shreveport and St. Louis have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Shreveport, you'd need about $80,000 in St. Louis to keep the same standard of living.