Dubai vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | New Orleans | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 6% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1098th and 1420th ($2309 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 306th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs New Orleans
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| Dubai | New Orleans | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dubai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near New Orleans
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kenner | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Slidell | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Mandeville | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Hammond | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Houma | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Gulfport | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Morgan | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Central | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Baton Rouge | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Biloxi | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Pascagoula | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | New Iberia | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Hattiesburg | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Lafayette | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Opelousas | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Prichard | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mobile | |
| 213 km or 133 mi | Laurel | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Natchez | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Daphne | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Foley | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Pearl | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Brandon | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Jackson | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Clinton | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Alexandria | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Ridgeland | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Vicksburg | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Madison | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Pensacola | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Meridian | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Sulphur | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Fort Walton Beach | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Monroe | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Crestview | |
| 373 km or 231 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Ruston | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Beaumont | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Greenville |