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New Orleans vs. London Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 18.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 48.3% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 13.9% less in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in New Orleans

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

New Orleans vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	London	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$26.00	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$12.00	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.96	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$2.10	+9.3%
Average			+2.6%

London vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	London	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.10	+89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$7.67	+38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$5.27	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$4.54	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$4.97	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.31	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.78	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$2.30	+60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.46	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.91	+151.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.33	+60.1%
Average			+44.7%

London vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.3% less for transportation

	London	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$2.98	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$45.00	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$36,884.90	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$15.43	-51.4%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	London	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$71.46	+66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$1,825.00	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$1,166.67	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$174.91	-31.6%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	London	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$1,563.89	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$10,230.00	-64.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$6.00	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.61	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$8.75	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$62.00	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$13.00	-35.1%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	London	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$55.00	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$43.00	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$71.00	-43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$112.50	-30.1%
Average			-35.9%

London vs. New Orleans - Cost of clothing

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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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