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New Caledonia vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 18.9% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 96.6% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 8.4% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in New Caledonia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Australia	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$19.58 CFPF2,014	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$14.68 CFPF1,511	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$2.57 CFPF264	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$1.17 CFPF121	-45.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 96.6% more for groceries

	Australia	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$2.90 CFPF298	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$15.50 CFPF1,595	+267.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$4.63 CFPF477	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$6.47 CFPF666	+48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$11.32 CFPF1,165	+192.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.92 CFPF198	+29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$3.39 CFPF348	+166.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$3.00 CFPF308	+127.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$3.77 CFPF388	+95.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.83 CFPF188	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$1.63 CFPF168	+67.0%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Australia	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$6.29 CFPF648	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$87.11 CFPF8,964	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$31,076.13 CFPF3,197,825	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$14.59 CFPF1,502	-18.2%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Australia	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$51.39 CFPF5,288	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$856.43 CFPF88,129	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$783.02 CFPF80,575	-18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$159.67 CFPF16,431	+19.4%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Australia	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$796.07 CFPF81,918	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	??
Average			-46.0%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Australia	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$10.52 CFPF1,083	+62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$4.91 CFPF506	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$20.36 CFPF2,095	-29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$61.17 CFPF6,295	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$14.68 CFPF1,511	+12.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Australia	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$115.01 CFPF11,834	+65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$61.99 CFPF6,379	+27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$103.99 CFPF10,701	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$244.69 CFPF25,180	+126.6%
Average			+56.0%

Australia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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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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