New Orleans vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	384K	1.02M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 4% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1435th and 1668th ($2226 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 27th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 290th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Ottawa

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	New Orleans	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$17337

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891