New Orleans vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	85	93
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	384K	1.4M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 17% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1435th and 2387th ($2226 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 1st in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.2 months in Prague. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 290th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Prague

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	New Orleans	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383