New Orleans vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	384K	6.71M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 139% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1402nd and 6021st ($2240 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 15th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 1 months in Yancheng. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 290th and 6705th 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	$23.6	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$16158

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030