Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 2.4 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 49.6% more for housing
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
|
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