New Orleans vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Orleans	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.5	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3605	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	81
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	384K	443K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1525th and 31st ($2113 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 216th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Zurich

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	New Orleans	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.1	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1463	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2642	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2150	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10224	$29266

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846