Beijing vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	384K

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5355th and 1427th ($1029 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1227th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs New Orleans

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	Beijing	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$10150

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960