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New Orleans vs. Connecticut Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 2.4% cheaper than Connecticut.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 2.0% less in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 27.0% less in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in New Orleans

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in New Orleans are more expensive than in Connecticut. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in New Orleans.

New Orleans vs. Connecticut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Orleans instead of Connecticut, you would:

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.31	$25.00	+36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.32	$12.00	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$2.99	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$2.22	+0.8%
Average			+18.9%

Connecticut vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$4.28	$3.84	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.87	$8.06	+17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92	$4.78	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84	$3.46	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74	$6.10	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38	$2.49	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86	$0.77	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$2.17	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$2.19	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.54	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43	$1.39	-2.3%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50	$3.07	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.46	$45.00	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,564.74	$36,884.90	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.75	$15.68	-20.6%
Average			-10.3%

Connecticut vs. New Orleans - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.65	$70.24	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,046.04	$1,788.46	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,566.67	$1,119.08	-28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.15	$159.89	+22.8%
Average			-2.0%

Connecticut vs. New Orleans - Cost of housing

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pay 27.0% less for childcare

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,452.87	$1,563.89	+7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,666.67	$10,230.00	-61.6%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.12	$5.60	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93	$5.12	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.70	$8.49	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.89	$64.00	+52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.39	$15.00	+4.2%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Connecticut	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.77	$52.14	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.14	$36.67	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.74	$79.17	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.83	$112.50	-2.9%
Average			+0.2%

Connecticut vs. New Orleans - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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