New Orleans vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Orleans Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5144
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2206
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3605
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
86
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
384K
17.5M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 125% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1525th and 5744th ($2113 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 216th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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New Orleans Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1463
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$930
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2642
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2150
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.43
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1578
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10224
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584