New Orleans vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	384K	664K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1402nd and 649th ($2240 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 5th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 290th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Rotterdam

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	New Orleans	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799