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New Orleans vs. France Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 21.1% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 83.2% more in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 50.5% more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in New Orleans

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

New Orleans vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	France	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.40 €15.00	$26.00	+49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.58 €10.85	$12.00	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 €2.46	$2.96	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 €1.66	$2.10	+9.6%
Average			+14.5%

France vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	France	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 €1.72	$4.10	+105.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.90 €8.53	$7.67	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.37	$5.27	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.06 €3.50	$4.54	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.45	$4.97	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$2.31	+67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.78	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$2.30	+74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.32	$2.46	+60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.91	+99.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.94	$1.33	+22.2%
Average			+34.1%

France vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	France	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 €6.76	$2.98	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.31 €47.69	$45.00	-18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,101.00 €30,268.54	$36,884.90	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 €18.30	$15.43	-27.3%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	France	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.49 €28.01	$71.46	+120.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.51 €700.65	$1,825.00	+124.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$661.67 €570.58	$1,166.67	+76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.40 €134.87	$174.91	+11.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 50.5% more for childcare

	France	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$772.72 €666.34	$1,563.89	+102.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,376.63 €8,948.05	$10,230.00	-1.4%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	France	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 €6.04	$6.00	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 €3.08	$5.61	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.51 €11.65	$8.75	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.74 €34.27	$62.00	+56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.59	$13.00	-3.2%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	France	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.54 €82.39	$55.00	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.45 €35.75	$43.00	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.85 €86.11	$71.00	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.46 €114.22	$112.50	-15.1%
Average			-20.7%

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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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