Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

New Orleans (LA), United States

New Orleans vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 53.4% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 68.5% more in New Orleans
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.5% more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in New Orleans

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in New Orleans are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Orleans.

New Orleans vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Orleans instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.20 EC$60.00	$25.00	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$12.00	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.99	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.22	-2.7%
Average			+10.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07 EC$10.99	$3.84	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 EC$14.88	$8.06	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.19 EC$32.94	$4.78	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99 EC$16.20	$3.46	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.63 EC$15.21	$6.10	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$2.49	+147.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.77	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$2.17	+158.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 EC$1.79	$2.19	+229.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 EC$1.36	$1.54	+206.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.93	$1.39	+95.1%
Average			+68.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.07
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,884.90
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.68

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$70.24
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,788.46	+155.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,119.08
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$159.89	+109.1%
Average			+132.3%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,563.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,230.00

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$5.60	+152.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.12	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.49	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$64.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$15.00	+138.4%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$52.14	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.67
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$79.17	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$112.50
Average			-40.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Orleans - Cost of clothing

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