London vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	384K

The cost of living in London is 68% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 20th and 1435th ($3740 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1194th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs New Orleans

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	London	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10147

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962