Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 4.9 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.36
CFPF261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.94
CFPF104
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$6.67
CFPF738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$8.02
CFPF888
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.66
CFPF184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$3.06
CFPF339
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$2.98
CFPF330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$2.82
CFPF312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.51
CFPF168
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.36
CFPF150
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.99
CFPF553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$8.29
CFPF918
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$5.21
CFPF576
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
|
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