New Orleans vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	384K	4.84M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 22% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1420th and 312th ($2177 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 222nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Sydney

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	New Orleans	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$18951

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754