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New Caledonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.7 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 64.7% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$19.58 CFPF2,014	+166.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$14.68 CFPF1,511	+114.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$2.57 CFPF264	+47.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$1.17 CFPF121	-1.5%
Average			+81.5%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$2.90 CFPF298	+145.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$15.50 CFPF1,595	+247.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$4.63 CFPF477	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$6.47 CFPF666	+128.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$11.32 CFPF1,165	+217.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.92 CFPF198	+192.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$3.39 CFPF348	+329.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$3.00 CFPF308	+274.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$3.77 CFPF388	+344.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$1.83 CFPF188	+265.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.63 CFPF168	+199.6%
Average			+212.2%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.7% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$6.29 CFPF648	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$87.11 CFPF8,964	+167.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$31,076.13 CFPF3,197,825	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$14.59 CFPF1,502	+67.1%
Average			+64.7%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$51.39 CFPF5,288	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$856.43 CFPF88,129	+237.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$783.02 CFPF80,575	+300.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$159.67 CFPF16,431	+40.3%
Average			+168.9%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$796.07 CFPF81,918	+331.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	??
Average			+331.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$10.52 CFPF1,083	+418.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$4.91 CFPF506	+221.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$20.36 CFPF2,095	+448.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$61.17 CFPF6,295	+111.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$14.68 CFPF1,511	+191.4%
Average			+278.2%

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$115.01 CFPF11,834	+70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$61.99 CFPF6,379	+86.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$103.99 CFPF10,701	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$244.69 CFPF25,180	+121.4%
Average			+71.8%

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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