New Orleans vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	85	98
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	384K	12.3M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 239% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1304th and 7163rd ($2222 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 264th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Wuhan

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	New Orleans	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$8658

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586