New Orleans vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	384K	5.45M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 22% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1435th and 348th ($2226 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 290th and 2nd 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	$23.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$21946

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864