Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 40.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
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pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
|
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