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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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $26,270 | $2,189 | $613 | $788 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 5% | 12% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 2% | 6% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.10 | $2.24 | 6.4% |
Tire Balancing | $60.77 | $46.29 | 31.3% |
Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $116.95 | $165.96 | 29.5% |
Phone | $29.67 | $28.68 | 3.4% |
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% |
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% |