New Orleans vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Orleans	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3605	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	86	94
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	384K	6.78M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 109% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1525th and 5234th ($2113 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 216th and 5089th 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	$18.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1463	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2642	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2150	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10224	$10845

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620