Baton Rouge vs Shreveport leftover
Moving to Shreveport costs you $393 a month
$2,262/mo leftover in Shreveport vs $2,655 in Baton Rouge after tax and rent ($393 less). −$4,716 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Baton Rouge leftover
$2,655
a month after tax and rent
Shreveport leftover
$2,262
−$393 vs Baton Rouge
Compare Baton Rouge to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Baton Rouge.
Monthly gap
Baton Rouge → Shreveport
$393
less / month in Baton Rouge
$2,262 in Shreveport · $2,655 in Baton Rouge · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 86 households moved Baton Rouge → Shreveport (avg AGI $50,128). 125 went the other way. The whole move →
−$393 / mo
| Per month | Baton Rouge | Shreveport | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,208 | $6,645 | −$563 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,623 | $1,440 | −$184 |
| Take-home pay | $5,585 | $5,206 | −$379 |
| Rent | $1,065 | $1,077 | +$12 |
| Getting around | $560 | $562 | +$2 |
| Groceries | $360 | $360 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $405 | $405 | $0 |
| Utilities | $225 | $225 | $0 |
| Everything else | $315 | $315 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,655 | $2,262 | −$393 |
To break even in Shreveport, you'd need to earn
$87,000
Household gross, versus $86,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Baton Rouge does now.
The tax difference alone
+$203
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.5% in Baton Rouge, 21.7% in Shreveport.
More about Shreveport
Baton Rouge, LA in full
A flat 3% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,268 and 230 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.
Shreveport, LA in full
A flat 3% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,282 and 218 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Shreveport on Shreveport wages.
Shreveport → Baton Rouge →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Shreveport than Baton Rouge?
A one-bedroom is about $1,065 in Baton Rouge versus $1,077 in Shreveport. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $393 a month lower in Shreveport. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Shreveport have state income tax?
Shreveport is in Louisiana, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Baton Rouge to Shreveport?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Louisiana tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Baton Rouge and Shreveport moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.