2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
New Albany, OH vs South Bend, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in South Bend or is it cheaper to live in New Albany?
- South Bend is 13.6% less expensive than New Albany.

Which city has more affordable housing, South Bend or New Albany?
- South Bend housing costs are 70.3% less expensive than New Albany housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in New Albany or is Health Care more affordable in South Bend.
- Health related expenses are 4.5% more in South Bend.
 New Albany, OHSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock79.0100
 Food & Groceries106.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.5100
 Housing160.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$161,900$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock77.2100
 Miscellaneous107.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for New Albany    3 Reviews

Love it here. The school is great, our house is massive. My husband got a sweet gig a A+F so the kids are always looking  More

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Over 11 years ago

We lived in New Albany for 5 years before moving to Florida. I can't express how much we miss it and we're considering moving back. New Albany is a very safe city with  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Dayton and moved to Westerville for college. I then bought my first place in New Albany about 2 years ago. This is the best decision I've made. I'd love to  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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