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New Orleans vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 10.6% more expensive than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 44.4% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 50.1% more in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in New Orleans

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in New Orleans are more expensive than in Denmark. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Orleans. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Orleans.

New Orleans vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Orleans instead of Denmark, you would:

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Denmark	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.17 DKK149.21	$26.00	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.90 DKK89.51	$12.00	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.84 DKK24.71	$2.96	-22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 DKK18.76	$2.10	-27.7%
Average			-13.0%

Denmark vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Denmark	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$3.26 DKK21.01	$4.10	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 DKK44.44	$7.67	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.91 DKK50.96	$5.27	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.82 DKK31.06	$4.54	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 DKK33.92	$4.97	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 DKK9.27	$2.31	+60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 DKK9.47	$0.78	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.10	$2.30	+46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 DKK13.99	$2.46	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.20	$1.91	+97.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 DKK5.59	$1.33	+53.4%
Average			+19.7%

Denmark vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% less for transportation

	Denmark	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 DKK54.14	$2.98	-64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.74 DKK577.90	$45.00	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,140.44 DKK310,024.41	$36,884.90	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.64 DKK165.10	$15.43	-39.8%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Denmark	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.30 DKK259.55	$71.46	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.91 DKK6,858.02	$1,825.00	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$842.32 DKK5,424.55	$1,166.67	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.40 DKK994.32	$174.91	+13.3%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Denmark	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$547.90 DKK3,528.45	$1,563.89	+185.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,128.43 DKK58,787.10	$10,230.00	+12.1%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 DKK52.66	$6.00	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK39.88	$5.61	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.59 DKK61.77	$8.75	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 DKK281.04	$62.00	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.32 DKK117.97	$13.00	-29.0%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Denmark	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.92 DKK669.24	$55.00	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.34 DKK272.64	$43.00	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.57 DKK776.46	$71.00	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$172.17 DKK1,108.77	$112.50	-34.7%
Average			-30.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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