New Orleans vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	384K	718K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 22% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1435th and 342nd ($2226 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 290th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Oslo

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	New Orleans	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$15673

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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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409