New Orleans vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	384K	2.75M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 10% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1427th and 1942nd ($2219 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.1 months in Rome. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 252nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Rome

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	New Orleans	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$10916

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323