New Orleans vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	85	73
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	384K	7.01M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 36% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1427th and 3418th ($2219 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 252nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Riyadh

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	New Orleans	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$9818

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463