New Orleans vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	384K	2.75M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 7% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1435th and 1819th ($2226 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 290th and 179th 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	$23.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358