New Orleans vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Orleans Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5144
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2206
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3605
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
86
70
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
384K
12.7M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 107% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1525th and 5170th ($2113 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 216th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Suzhou

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New Orleans Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.1
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1463
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$930
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2642
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2150
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.43
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1578
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10224
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645