Chicago vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
384K

The cost of living in Chicago is 24% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 505th and 1525th ($2613 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 2nd vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs New Orleans

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Chicago New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$10224

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030