| Index | Desire | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Cost of living | 85 | 106 | 91 |
| Goods & Services | 103 | 103 | 96 |
| Groceries | 96 | 96 | 95 |
| Health care | 114 | 114 | 99 |
| Housing | 57 | 127 | 81 |
| Transportation | 92 | 92 | 96 |
| Utilities | 78 | 78 | 84 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $14,134 | $1,178 | $330 | $424 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Louisiana | 4.45% | 11.45% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Louisiana | 1.85% | 4.25% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.67 | $24.26 | 10.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.17 | $45.56 | 5.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.57 | $3.70 | 3.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.5% |
| Movie | $13.30 | $12.13 | 9.6% |
| Bowling | $12.33 | $18.00 | 31.5% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.15 | $5.84 | 5.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.6% |
| Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.31 | $4.93 | 7.5% |
| Pizza | $12.61 | $12.09 | 4.3% |
| Beer | $10.23 | $10.41 | 1.7% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $128.17 | $125.68 | 2.0% |
| Doctor | $127.78 | $135.78 | 5.9% |
| Dentist | $129.44 | $113.29 | 14.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.46 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $482.03 | $468.60 | 2.9% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $250,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 35.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,882.94 | $2,346.69 | 19.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,025.00 | $949.00 | 8.0% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.14 | $3.46 | 9.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $68.00 | $59.92 | 13.5% |
| Item | New Orleans | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $149.86 | $193.99 | 22.8% |
| Phone | $186.90 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pleasure Bend, LA | 300 | 84 | 16.1% |
| Bridge City, LA | 6,409 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Avondale, LA | 4,889 | 90 | 10.3% |
| Westwego, LA | 8,411 | 90 | 9.7% |
| Waggaman, LA | 10,917 | 92 | 7.9% |
| New Orleans, LA | 391,249 | 106 | 6.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wichita, KS | 390,566 | 92 | 7.9% |
| Tampa, FL | 395,912 | 107 | 7.5% |
| Arlington, TX | 397,269 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Cleveland, OH | 383,331 | 83 | 17.4% |
| Tulsa, OK | 402,441 | 90 | 10.2% |
| New Orleans, LA | 391,249 | 106 | 6.0% |
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