New Orleans vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	384K	486K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 12% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1402nd and 1993rd ($2240 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 1551st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 85th vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 287th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Omaha

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	New Orleans	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$21139

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018