New Orleans vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	86	70
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	384K	12.7M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 113% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1420th and 5553rd ($2177 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 9th 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 Suzhou. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 222nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$26560

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645