Berlin vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4054
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	384K

The cost of living in Berlin is 6% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1150th and 1402nd ($2371 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1171st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs New Orleans

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	Berlin	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$10142

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940