New Orleans vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	85
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	384K	9.07M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 301% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1427th and 8245th ($2219 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 252nd and 3667th 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	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$24707

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501