New Orleans vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	384K	985K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 8% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1402nd and 1008th ($2240 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden 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 Stockholm. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 290th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Stockholm

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	New Orleans	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464