New Orleans vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	96
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	384K	2.75M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 79% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1402nd and 4633rd ($2240 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 23rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 290th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958