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Baton Rouge, LA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 5% higher than in Baton Rouge, LA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $105k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in Baton Rouge, LA.

Salary in Baton Rouge, LAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in LATake-home in MO
$50,000$52,373$3,405/mo$3,483/mo
$75,000$78,559$4,945/mo$5,034/mo
$100,000$104,746$6,348/mo$6,466/mo
$150,000$157,118$9,108/mo$9,273/mo
$1,135Median rent, Baton Rouge, LA
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

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