Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 51.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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