Fresno vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
86
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
542K
384K

The cost of living in Fresno is 1% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1603rd and 1525th ($2083 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 1706th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs New Orleans

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Fresno New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$10224

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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