Moscow vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	13.3M	384K

The cost of living in Moscow is 25% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3277th and 1402nd ($1678 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1171st 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 2774th 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	$11.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$10142

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940