New Orleans vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	21
😀 Quality of life	87	40
🏙️ Population	384K	6.71M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 147% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1304th and 6043rd ($2222 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 264th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Yancheng

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	New Orleans	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984