Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 53.9% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Aruba
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
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