Bossier City, Louisiana 

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Cost of Living in Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier City, Louisiana has a cost of living index rating slightly lower than that if the nation at 92 due mostly to its relatively low housing costs making up 32%, transportation at 11%, groceries (10%), utilities (7%) and healthcare making up 9%. Although utility costs remain relatively high due largely to expensive power sources such as coal or nuclear energy most other categories are either on par or even below average providing citizens with an overall moderate cost of living compared with almost everywhere else in America while still affording them access to city amenities like cultural centers, recreational facilities and educational institutes.

Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Bossier City is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Bossier City, Louisiana is more expensive.

Bossier City cost of living is 82.1

COST OF LIVINGBossier CityLouisianaUSA
  82.189.9100
  94.892.7100
  98.7113.2100
  57.764.9100
  $202,700$184,800$338,100
  92.989.9100
  84.5108.2100
  98.181.4100
100=National Average
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    Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews
    White Flight - 12/21/2017
    Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise. ... Read More

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    Better than Shreveport, but only slightly - 12/3/2016
    This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who... Read More

    It's all right - 9/14/2014
    Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with... Read More


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