New Orleans vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$1619
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	384K	2.44M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 77% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1435th and 4661st ($2226 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 1st in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan 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 Taipei. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Taipei

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	New Orleans	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$997
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$941
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$796
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$882
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$937
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$709
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$888
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$879
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$889
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$910
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$656
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$668
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$910
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$654
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$634
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$630
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$903
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$763
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$723
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$682
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$697
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$634
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$698
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$610
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$598
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$667
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$617
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$665
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$465
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$602