New Orleans vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	85	87
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	384K	518K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 26% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1304th and 2490th ($2222 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 147th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom 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 Sheffield. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 264th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Sheffield

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	New Orleans	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750