Foshan vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5321
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1252
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2291
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3968
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
86
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
9.5M
384K

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1420th ($602 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1234th 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$10192

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2092
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1972
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1711
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1964
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1757
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1530
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2124
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2031
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2011
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1748
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1801
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1678
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1785
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1922
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1898
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1862
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1959
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1898
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1871
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2096
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2254
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1969
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1773
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2088
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2033
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2097
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$1987
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2053
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1960
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2004
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1892
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1567
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1783
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1865
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1798
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1653
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1985