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New Orleans vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 31.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 44.3% more in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 84.3% more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in New Orleans

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

New Orleans vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$26.00	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$12.00	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.96	+18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.10	+57.2%
Average			+31.6%

Rome vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Rome	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$4.10	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$7.67	-19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$5.27	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$4.54	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$4.97	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.31	+90.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.78	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$2.30	+113.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$2.46	+71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.91	+124.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.33	+36.1%
Average			+39.9%

Rome vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Rome	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$2.98	-61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	$45.00	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$36,884.90	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$15.43	-22.3%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Rome	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$71.46	+122.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,825.00	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$1,166.67	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$174.91	+1.8%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 84.3% more for childcare

	Rome	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$1,563.89	+175.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$10,230.00	-6.6%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$6.00	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$5.61	+178.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$8.75	+21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$62.00	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$13.00	+11.3%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Rome	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$55.00	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$43.00	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$71.00	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$112.50	-3.7%
Average			-10.6%

Rome 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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