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New Caledonia vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 56.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 24.7% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 40.4% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.3% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Athens	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$2.57 CFPF263	+3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.17 CFPF120	+88.9%
Average			+36.0%

Athens vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Athens	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$2.90 CFPF297	+108.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.47	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+105.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.18	$4.63 CFPF475	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.04	$6.47 CFPF663	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.16	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+133.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.92 CFPF197	+87.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$3.39 CFPF347	+248.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$3.00 CFPF307	+324.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$3.77 CFPF387	+252.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.83 CFPF187	+174.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.63 CFPF167	+187.8%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Athens	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.82	$6.29 CFPF645	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+148.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.04	$14.59 CFPF1,496	+4.1%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Athens	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.59	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €588.86	$856.43 CFPF87,770	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €523.10	$783.02 CFPF80,247	+28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.37	$159.67 CFPF16,364	-3.7%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 40.4% more for childcare

	Athens	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €486.79	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,946.73	??
Average			+40.4%

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pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$4.91 CFPF504	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+248.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.35	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+39.7%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Athens	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.15	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.95	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.40	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.16	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+94.3%
Average			+34.1%

Athens vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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