Cost Of Living in Westwego, LA

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	Westwego	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	90	91	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	96	95	100
Health care	114	99	100
Housing	75	81	100
Transportation	92	96	100
Utilities	78	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Westwego is equal to the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Westwego is 10% lower than the national average
Westwego housing is 25% lower 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)
Owners	$54,054	$4,505	$1,261	$1,622
Renters	$24,286	$2,024	$567	$729

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Westwego is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Westwego has a median income of about $54,054 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,261 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $24,286. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $567 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Westwego	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	Westwego	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	Westwego	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	Westwego	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$125,500.00	$184,700.00	32.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,882.94	$2,346.69	19.8%
Apartment Rent	$863.00	$949.00	9.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Westwego	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%
New Sarpy, LA	1,265	90	10.4%
Avondale, LA	4,889	90	10.3%
St. Rose, LA	6,770	91	8.6%
Westwego, LA	8,411	90	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dumbarton, VA	8,411	105	4.6%
Heber, CA	8,413	112	11.7%
Spring Valley Lake, CA	8,408	127	26.9%
Greenville, MI	8,407	86	14.3%
Hyrum, UT	8,415	102	2.0%
Westwego, LA	8,411	90	9.7%

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

Cost of Living in Westwego, LA