New Orleans vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	53
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	384K	8.78M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 227% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1420th and 7155th ($2177 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 142nd 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 55th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 222nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$22902

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014