Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 5.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$2.27
CFPF249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$1.20
CFPF132
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$1.68
CFPF184
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$6.49
CFPF712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$4.09
CFPF448
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$5.48
CFPF601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$7.82
CFPF858
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$1.76
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$3.08
CFPF338
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$2.40
CFPF263
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$2.92
CFPF321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$1.61
CFPF176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$1.37
CFPF151
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$5.77
CFPF633
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$58.54
CFPF6,421
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,036,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$13.53
CFPF1,484
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$51.91
CFPF5,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$716.96
CFPF78,639
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$635.28
CFPF69,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$163.09
CFPF17,888
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$738.14
CFPF80,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$9.08
CFPF995
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$4.72
CFPF518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$53.32
CFPF5,848
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$99.83
CFPF10,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$66.55
CFPF7,300
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$93.02
CFPF10,203
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$204.20
CFPF22,397
|
|
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