New Orleans vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	85	79
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	384K	709K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 3% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1304th and 1171st ($2222 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.6 months in Oslo. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 264th 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	$24	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$8593

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006