New Orleans vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	384K	6.21M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 105% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1402nd and 5029th ($2240 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 290th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Rio de Janeiro

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	New Orleans	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634