New Orleans vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	384K	13.9M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 236% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1435th and 7496th ($2226 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 290th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Tianjin

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	New Orleans	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547