New Orleans vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	27
😀 Quality of life	87	59
🏙️ Population	384K	687K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 102% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1304th and 4828th ($2222 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 120th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain 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 Zaragoza. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 264th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Zaragoza

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	New Orleans	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387