Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 3.7% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Paris, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$8.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.59
|
$3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.98
|
$6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$2.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.60
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,924.53
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.50
|
$15.68
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.84
|
$70.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,293.46
|
$1,788.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,000.30
|
$1,119.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.20
|
$159.89
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€715.45
|
$1,563.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,082.04
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.10
|
$5.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.67
|
$8.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.51
|
$64.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.18
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
New Orleans
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.20
|
$52.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.05
|
$36.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.52
|
$79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.93
|
$112.50
|
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