Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 62.5% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 36.2% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Noumea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, and clothing in Noumea are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+167.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.97 CFPF209	+46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.25 CFPF133	+44.1%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bogota	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$3.47 CFPF369	+43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+278.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$4.55 CFPF483	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$6.20 CFPF659	+82.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+286.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$2.13 CFPF226	+36.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$3.25 CFPF345	+303.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$2.77 CFPF294	+216.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$3.62 CFPF384	+359.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$2.50 CFPF265	+283.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$1.70 CFPF181	+172.2%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Bogota	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$6.03 CFPF641	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$15.82 CFPF1,680	-24.1%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$153.08 CFPF16,258	+64.0%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 36.2% more for childcare

	Bogota	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	+14.5%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$9.38 CFPF997	+367.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$4.57 CFPF486	+81.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+351.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+82.3%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Bogota	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$98.53 CFPF10,464	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+139.1%
Average			+32.2%

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