| | New Orleans, LA | Iowa City, IA | United States |
| Overall | 101.6 | 89.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.2 | 99.7 | 100 |
| Health | 101.9 | 104.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 87.3 | 78.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $256,000 | $265,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,730.0% | 9,390.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 132.5 | 68.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 97.7 | 117.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for New Orleans 
87 Reviews
I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are More
I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it. More
Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever More
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Reviews for Iowa City 24 Reviews
I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and More
Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to More
Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid More
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