Moscow vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$3605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
12.5M
384K

The cost of living in Moscow is 52% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5167th and 1525th ($1021 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 216th 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
$8.33
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$10224

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030