Helsinki vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	676K	384K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 18% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2353rd and 1304th ($1816 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1179th in Finland and the United States, respectively. Check Finland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 26th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs New Orleans

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	Helsinki	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$10189

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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