Los Angeles vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4054
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	384K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 53% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 62nd and 1402nd ($3420 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 8th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs New Orleans

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	Los Angeles	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10142

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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