New Orleans vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	384K	13.9M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 229% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1402nd and 7400th ($2240 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 83rd 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 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 290th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$16559

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546