Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 25.5% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Noumea
Groceries: pay 35.2% more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Noumea
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Noumea

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Bern	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF22.83	$19.58 CFPF2,003	-33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.66	$14.68 CFPF1,502	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.03	$2.57 CFPF263	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.85	$1.17 CFPF120	-76.2%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

	Bern	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.91	$2.90 CFPF296	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.39	$15.50 CFPF1,586	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.72	$4.63 CFPF474	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF5.85	$6.47 CFPF662	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.07	$11.32 CFPF1,158	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.35	$1.92 CFPF197	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.81	$3.39 CFPF346	+227.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.12	$3.00 CFPF307	+108.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.65	$3.77 CFPF386	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.81	$1.83 CFPF187	+75.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.82	$1.63 CFPF167	+55.0%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Bern	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.58	$6.29 CFPF644	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF78.19	$87.11 CFPF8,913	-13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,058.58	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF50.92	$14.59 CFPF1,493	-77.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Bern	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF49.85	$51.39 CFPF5,257	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,522.17	$856.43 CFPF87,624	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,278.43	$783.02 CFPF80,114	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF183.20	$159.67 CFPF16,337	-31.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Bern	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,671.55	$796.07 CFPF81,449	-76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF31,928.26	??
Average			-76.7%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.33	$10.52 CFPF1,077	+12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.84	$4.91 CFPF503	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.19	$20.36 CFPF2,083	+73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF63.78	$61.17 CFPF6,259	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF21.50	$14.68 CFPF1,502	-46.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Bern	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF121.78	$115.01 CFPF11,767	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF55.39	$61.99 CFPF6,342	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF130.48	$103.99 CFPF10,640	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF165.88	$244.69 CFPF25,035	+15.2%
Average			-15.3%

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