New Orleans vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	384K	9.03M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 283% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1304th and 7893rd ($2222 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 264th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484