West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA Cost Of Living

West Lake Forest cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	West Lake Forest	New Orleans	Louisiana
Cost of living index	89	99	92
Index	West Lake Forest	New Orleans	Louisiana
Goods & Services index	99	99	97
Groceries index	98	98	98
Health care index	96	96	97
Housing index	71	104	81
Transportation index	106	106	97
Utilities index	85	85	94

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The cost of living in West Lake Forest is 3% lower than the New Orleans average.
The cost of living in West Lake Forest is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West Lake Forest is 29% lower than the national average.
Louisiana general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Louisiana state income tax is 10% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$26,270	$2,189	$613	$788

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	5%	12%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	2%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.45	$16.09	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.22	$37.33	10.4%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.7%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.6%
Movie	$10.64	$10.28	3.5%
Bowling	$12.34	$4.93	150.3%

Groceries

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.82	$3.80	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$0.95	$1.40	32.0%
Milk	$2.37	$2.01	17.9%
Potatoes	$3.12	$3.01	3.5%
Pizza	$7.49	$9.89	24.2%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.86	$102.16	16.0%
Doctor	$98.33	$108.36	9.3%
Dentist	$88.25	$92.53	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.85	$9.28	6.2%
Lipitor	$441.86	$425.82	3.8%

Housing

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$197,000.00	$184,700.00	6.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,271.91	$1,202.44	5.8%
Apartment Rent	$929.00	$949.00	2.1%

Transportation

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.77	$46.29	31.3%

Utilities

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$116.95	$165.96	29.5%
Phone	$29.67	$28.68	3.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pleasure Bend, LA	319	84	-16%
Bridge City, LA	6,663	87	-13%
Poydras, LA	2,394	88	-12%
Avondale, LA	5,123	90	-10%
Violet, LA	5,621	90	-10%
New Orleans, LA	382,922	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arlington, TX	383,899	96	-4%
Wichita, KS	388,033	91	-9%
Cleveland, OH	389,165	88	-12%
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	112	12%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	93	-7%
New Orleans, LA	382,922	99	-1%

Source: The West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA Cost of Living