New Orleans vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	384K	664K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1435th and 676th ($2226 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 290th and 24th 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	$23.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$13439

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727