New Orleans vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	384K	468K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 4% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1435th and 1246th ($2226 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 1054th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 83rd vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 245th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Raleigh

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	New Orleans	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736