Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 70.4% more expensive than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
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