New Orleans vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	38
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	384K	549K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 35% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1304th and 2883rd ($2222 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 264th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Quebec City

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	New Orleans	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$6012

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732