Business Research Center
The Business Research Center provides demographic and economic insight for decision makers. The Business Research Center is an extensive resource for data and analysis of economic and demographic information needed by business, government and nonprofit organizations in the Northshore region and throughout Louisiana.
C2ER Cost of Living Index Calculator
Thinking of relocating to Louisiana and want to see what your “equivalent” salary
needs to be? Curious about how our local cost of living on the Northshore compares
to other cities around the country? Southeastern's Business Research Center, a data
collector for The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) Cost of Living
Index (COLI), has licensed the C2ER COLI Calculator so you can make these comparisons
at no charge!
Just input your after-tax income and the cities you would like to compare in the
boxes below and click the “calculate” button. The calculator will display the income
you need to earn in the Louisiana target city to maintain an equivalent standard of
living, list the composite and category indexes, show percentage differences in five
major categories between the selected areas, and then list an item-by-item price comparison
of over 50 products and services. (Note: The “LA Hammond” option is based on prices
for the Hammond Metropolitan Statistical Area (Tangipahoa Parish), and includes prices
from Hammond and Ponchatoula. The “LA Slidell” option represents all of St. Tammany
Parish, and includes prices from Covington, Mandeville, and Slidell.)
