New Orleans vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	86
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	384K	2.79M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 11% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1435th and 897th ($2226 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 4th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada 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 Toronto. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 290th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Toronto

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	New Orleans	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029