Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

New Orleans (LA), United States

New Orleans vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 48.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 49.8% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 61.2% more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in New Orleans
Housing: pay 58.1% more in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in New Orleans

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in New Orleans are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Orleans.

New Orleans vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.65	$25.00	+55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.10	$12.00	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.90	$2.99	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.95	$2.22	+97.9%
Average			+49.8%

Rome vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.2% more for groceries

	Rome	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.51	$3.84	+115.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €5.94	$8.06	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.26	$4.78	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.19	$3.46	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.15	$6.10	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$2.49	+132.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.78	$0.77	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.76	$2.17	+143.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.93	$2.19	+99.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.62	$1.54	+110.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.39	+77.5%
Average			+61.2%

Rome vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Rome	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.07	$3.07	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €31.85	$45.00	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €22,747.96	$36,884.90	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.56	$15.68	-8.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 58.1% more for housing

	Rome	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.01	$70.24	+138.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,002.08	$1,788.46	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €647.86	$1,119.08	+46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €142.01	$159.89	-4.4%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Rome	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €431.99	$1,563.89	+207.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €8,906.49	$10,230.00	-2.5%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.55	$5.60	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.30	$5.12	+235.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.46	$8.49	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €49.51	$64.00	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.10	$15.00	+39.9%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Rome	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €55.55	$52.14	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.10	$36.67	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €65.51	$79.17	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €86.87	$112.50	+9.9%
Average			+2.9%

Rome 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: July 2025

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