Moscow vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	13.3M	384K

The cost of living in Moscow is 29% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3728th and 1435th ($1585 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1194th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs New Orleans

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	Moscow	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$10147

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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