New Orleans vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	384K	985K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 9% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1304th and 1732nd ($2222 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 264th and 20th 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	$24	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$5804

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331