Paycheck Atlas

St. Louis, MO vs New Orleans, LA

Overall prices in New Orleans, LA run 3% lower than in St. Louis, MO. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $97k in New Orleans, LA for every $100k you earn in St. Louis, MO.

Salary in St. Louis, MOEquivalent in New Orleans, LATake-home in MOTake-home in LA
$50,000$48,690$3,334/mo$3,320/mo
$75,000$73,035$4,839/mo$4,835/mo
$100,000$97,380$6,207/mo$6,201/mo
$150,000$146,070$8,895/mo$8,894/mo
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO
$1,217Median rent, New Orleans, LA

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

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