Moscow vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3968
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	13M	384K

The cost of living in Moscow is 51% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5091st and 1420th ($1075 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 1280th and 222nd 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	$8.34	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$10192

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985