Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 2.9 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
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