2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Olive Branch, MS vs New Iberia, LA

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Is it cheaper to live in New Iberia or is it cheaper to live in Olive Branch?
- New Iberia is 10.0% less expensive than Olive Branch.

Which city has more affordable housing, New Iberia or Olive Branch?
- New Iberia housing costs are 56.4% less expensive than Olive Branch housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Olive Branch or is Health Care more affordable in New Iberia.
- Health related expenses are 18.7% more in New Iberia.
 Olive Branch, MSNew Iberia, LAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.5100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock116.2100
 Housing94.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$147,800$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock102.7100
 Miscellaneous80.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Olive Branch used to be the perfect small town with large city access, but the city of Memphis became so bad we've been affected tremendously over the past few years.   More

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We moved to Olive Branch, MS in 2002 and have been very pleased with our choice. Housing is less expensive than in the other Memphis Metro areas and with the tax breaks  More

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Over 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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Reviews for New Iberia    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Climate is normally humid. Some cold days during winter time, but mainly warm to hot and  More

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