New Orleans vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$1378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	384K	4.04M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 96% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1427th and 4867th ($2219 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 252nd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs New Taipei

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	New Orleans	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$17207

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589