Mississauga vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mississauga	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4700	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$2399	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3057	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	718K	384K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 3% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1279th and 1402nd ($2308 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1171st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Mississauga ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs New Orleans

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	Mississauga	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.9	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2536	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2145	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7883	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6206	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10705	$10142

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2102
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2318
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2415
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2233
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2214
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2006
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2172
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2017
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1892
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2124
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2049
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1832
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2109
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1936
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1581
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1848
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2078
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2138
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2303
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2181
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1706
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2123
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1939
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2125
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1863
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1953
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1930
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2035

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