New Orleans vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	74
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	384K	9.07M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 266% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1402nd and 7878th ($2240 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 221st 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 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 290th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Shenyang

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	New Orleans	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532