New Orleans vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	86	94
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	384K	6.21M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 128% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1420th and 5959th ($2177 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 222nd and 4932nd 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	$22.6	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$10815

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585