New Orleans vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	384K	664K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 6% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1304th and 1038th ($2222 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 264th and 68th 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	$24	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$10730

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514