New Orleans vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	64
😀 Quality of life	87	55
🏙️ Population	384K	1.76M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 152% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1304th and 6124th ($2222 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Quito. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 264th and 5845th 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	$24	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493