New Orleans vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	384K	7.01M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 274% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1402nd and 7983rd ($2240 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 290th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513