Dubai vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3816
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	85
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	3.33M	384K

The cost of living in Dubai is 7% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 989th and 1304th ($2379 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 288th and 264th 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	$10.9	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$10189

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989