Maoming vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	49	89
🏙️ Population	6.17M	384K

The cost of living in Maoming is 65% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6772nd and 1427th ($773 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1227th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6717th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs New Orleans

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	Maoming	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$10150

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960