Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 53.1% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.36
CFPF261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.94
CFPF104
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$6.67
CFPF738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$8.02
CFPF888
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.66
CFPF184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$3.06
CFPF339
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$2.98
CFPF330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$2.82
CFPF312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.51
CFPF168
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.36
CFPF150
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$4.99
CFPF553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
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pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$8.29
CFPF918
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$5.21
CFPF576
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Malta
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
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