Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 44.7% more expensive than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$49.68
£39.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$4.40
£3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$6.78
£5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$6.86
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$64.59
£51.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$35.31
£28.19
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$7.14
£5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$76.60
£61.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$116.23
£92.80
|
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