Cost of living comparison
compared to
New Orleans vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
New Orleans is 43.3% cheaper than Monaco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.6% less in New Orleans
- Groceries
-
pay 22.9% less in New Orleans
- Transportation
-
pay 23.5% less in New Orleans
- Housing
-
pay 53.9% less in New Orleans
- Childcare
-
pay 58.0% less in New Orleans
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.5% less in New Orleans
- Clothing
-
pay 67.4% less in New Orleans
Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in New Orleans.
New Orleans vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.76
€34.14
|
$26.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
€9.96
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$6.54
€5.62
|
$2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$9.00
€7.73
|
$2.10
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.78
€4.10
|
$4.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.68
€10.03
|
$7.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.92
€6.80
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
€4.50
|
$4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.89
€6.78
|
$4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
€1.77
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.52
€2.16
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
€1.95
|
$2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.64
|
$2.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
€1.85
|
$1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.71
|
$1.33
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.23
€7.93
|
$2.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.41
€27.84
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$53,574.22
€46,010.13
|
$36,884.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.36
€20.06
|
$15.43
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of transportation
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.51
€71.72
|
$71.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,162.46
€7,010.01
|
$1,825.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$5,372.75
€4,614.18
|
$1,166.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$318.65
€273.66
|
$174.91
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of housing
pay 58.0% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,007.57
€2,582.94
|
$1,563.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,046.71
€27,522.07
|
$10,230.00
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of childcare
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.22
€8.78
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
€4.61
|
$5.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.72
€11.79
|
$8.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$558.45
€479.60
|
$62.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.35
€14.04
|
$13.00
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 67.4% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
New Orleans
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$211.84
€181.93
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.40
€75.06
|
$43.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$221.48
€190.21
|
$71.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$487.05
€418.29
|
$112.50
|
|
Monaco vs. New Orleans - Cost of clothing
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