Melbourne vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
100
88
🏙️ Population
5.35M
384K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 14% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 829th and 1402nd ($2543 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1171st in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs New Orleans

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Melbourne New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$10142

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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