Bucharest vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	384K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5565th and 1304th ($988 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1179th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs New Orleans

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	Bucharest	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$10189

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989