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New Caledonia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 54.6% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 6.1% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 85.2% more in New Caledonia

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Antigua and Barbuda. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.57 CFPF263	+24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.17 CFPF120	+22.9%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.90 CFPF297	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+280.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$4.63 CFPF475	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$6.47 CFPF663	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+206.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.92 CFPF197	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$3.39 CFPF347	+205.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.00 CFPF307	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.77 CFPF387	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.83 CFPF187	+41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.63 CFPF167	+25.7%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.29 CFPF645	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$87.11 CFPF8,927
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-71.7%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$51.39 CFPF5,266	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$783.02 CFPF80,247	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+61.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$796.07 CFPF81,584
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+468.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.91 CFPF504	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$20.36 CFPF2,086
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$61.17 CFPF6,269	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+136.9%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 85.2% more for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+130.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.99 CFPF6,353
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$103.99 CFPF10,658	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$244.69 CFPF25,077
Average			+85.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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