New Orleans vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	100
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	384K	24.9M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 103% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1304th and 4858th ($2222 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China 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 Shanghai. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 264th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Shanghai

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	New Orleans	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746