Detroit vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
639K
384K

The cost of living in Detroit is 8% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1839th and 1402nd ($2070 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 98th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs New Orleans

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Detroit New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$5.5
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$10142

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940