Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 3.3 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL122
|
$2.36
CFPF261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.94
CFPF104
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$6.67
CFPF738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$8.02
CFPF888
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.66
CFPF184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$3.06
CFPF339
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$2.98
CFPF330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$2.82
CFPF312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.51
CFPF168
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$1.36
CFPF150
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$4.99
CFPF553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$8.29
CFPF918
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$5.21
CFPF576
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
|
pay 87.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,684
|
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
|
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