New Orleans vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	55
😀 Quality of life	89	52
🏙️ Population	384K	9.08M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 333% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 1435th and 8627th ($2226 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 495th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 290th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Xuzhou

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	New Orleans	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765