New Orleans vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	384K	2.1M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 9% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1402nd and 964th ($2240 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Paris. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 290th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Paris

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	New Orleans	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$19577

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506