New Orleans vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	384K	549K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 31% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1435th and 3269th ($2226 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 290th and 332nd 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	$23.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934