Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 80.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 71.6% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.27
CFPF249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.20
CFPF132
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.68
CFPF184
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.49
CFPF712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.09
CFPF448
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$5.48
CFPF601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$7.82
CFPF858
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.76
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$3.08
CFPF338
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$2.40
CFPF263
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$2.92
CFPF321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.61
CFPF176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.37
CFPF151
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.77
CFPF633
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.54
CFPF6,421
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,036,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$13.53
CFPF1,484
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$51.91
CFPF5,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$716.96
CFPF78,639
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$635.28
CFPF69,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$163.09
CFPF17,888
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$738.14
CFPF80,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
?? | |
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$9.08
CFPF995
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.72
CFPF518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$53.32
CFPF5,848
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$99.83
CFPF10,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$66.55
CFPF7,300
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$93.02
CFPF10,203
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$204.20
CFPF22,397
|
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