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New Caledonia vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 66.2% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 97.2% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 26.8% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$13.55 €11.64	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$2.57 CFPF263	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$1.17 CFPF120	-60.6%
Average			-16.7%

Berlin vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.2% more for groceries

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$2.90 CFPF297	+28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+118.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$4.63 CFPF475	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$6.47 CFPF663	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+105.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.92 CFPF197	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$3.39 CFPF347	+261.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$3.00 CFPF307	+149.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$3.77 CFPF387	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$1.83 CFPF187	+101.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.63 CFPF167	+109.5%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$6.29 CFPF645	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-54.4%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 26.8% less for housing

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$159.67 CFPF16,364	-42.4%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+330.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	??
Average			+330.5%

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+100.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$4.91 CFPF504	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+100.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$14.68 CFPF1,505	-1.4%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Berlin	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+88.8%
Average			+37.8%

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