Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 3.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
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