Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 50.0% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
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