Cost Of Living in Lower Garden District, LA

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37%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

130%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Lower Garden District	New Orleans	Louisiana
Cost of living	137	106	91
Goods & Services	103	103	96
Groceries	96	96	95
Health care	114	114	99
Housing	230	127	81
Transportation	92	92	96
Utilities	78	78	84

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lower Garden District is 51% higher than the New Orleans average
The cost of living in Lower Garden District is 37% higher than the national average
Lower Garden District housing is 130% higher than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 29% 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	$83,093	$6,924	$1,939	$2,493

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	4.45%	11.45%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	1.85%	4.25%

Goods & Services

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%

Groceries

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%

Health Care

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%

Housing

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%

Transportation

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$68.00	$59.92	13.5%

Utilities

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.86	$193.99	22.8%
Phone	$186.90	$192.25	2.8%

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	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%
St. Rose, LA	6,770	91	8.6%
New Orleans, LA	391,249	106	6.0%

Cities with similar population

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%