New Orleans vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	62
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	384K	1.76M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 152% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1427th and 6318th ($2219 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 2nd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.5 months in Quito. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 252nd and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Quito

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	New Orleans	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$9282

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515