Cost of living comparison
Finland is 15.8% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Finland instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$2.59
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$8.90
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$58.04
€53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$20.72
€19.22
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$744.51
€690.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$617.65
€573.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$346.47
€321.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$43.96
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$15.18
€14.08
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$117.91
€109.39
|
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