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St. Louis, MO vs East Lansing, MI

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Is it cheaper to live in East Lansing or is it cheaper to live in St. Louis?
- East Lansing is 0.6% less expensive than St. Louis.

Which city has more affordable housing, East Lansing or St. Louis?
- East Lansing housing costs are 59.4% more expensive than St. Louis housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in St. Louis or is Health Care more affordable in East Lansing.
- Health related expenses are 6.1% less in East Lansing.
 St. Louis, MOEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock83.6100
 Food & Groceries95.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.9100
 Housing53.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$264,100$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock87.4100
 Miscellaneous91.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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