New Orleans vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	82
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	384K	468K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 1% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1402nd and 1363rd ($2240 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 85th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 219th 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	$23.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$24243

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729