New Orleans vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	49
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	384K	8.78M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 246% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1402nd and 7630th ($2240 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 134th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 290th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Quanzhou

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	New Orleans	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954