Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.0% cheaper than New Orleans.
If you lived in Italy instead of New Orleans, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$15.81
€14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.17
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
|
$2.51
€2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.21
€1.09
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.79
|
$6.81
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
|
$5.59
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
|
$3.41
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.41
|
$5.01
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.28
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$7.33
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$38.24
€34.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,884.90
|
$26,985.59
€24,317.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
|
$19.55
€17.62
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$29.86
€26.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.00
|
$660.64
€595.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,103.62
|
$504.89
€454.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.77
|
$158.99
€143.27
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,576.67
|
$519.28
€467.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,230.00
|
$9,615.09
€8,664.44
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.97
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$1.67
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.16
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.00
|
$52.41
€47.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$9.51
€8.57
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
New Orleans
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$76.74
€69.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
|
$34.05
€30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.62
|
$84.06
€75.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.83
|
$115.51
€104.09
|
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