Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 28.1% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Norway
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
|
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