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Noumea vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 38.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 18.5% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 30.5% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Noumea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Noumea are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 4.1% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$1.97 CFPF209	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$1.25 CFPF133	-21.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$3.47 CFPF369	+40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+183.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$4.55 CFPF483	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$6.20 CFPF659	+120.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+177.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$2.13 CFPF226	+66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$3.25 CFPF345	+233.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$2.77 CFPF294	+325.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$3.62 CFPF384	+294.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$2.50 CFPF265	+346.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$1.70 CFPF181	+205.9%
Average			+151.5%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$6.03 CFPF641	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+64.8%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 18.5% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$153.08 CFPF16,258	-5.8%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 30.5% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	+5.5%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$9.38 CFPF997	+137.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$4.57 CFPF486	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+363.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$49.26 CFPF5,232	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+35.6%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$109.47 CFPF11,627	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$65.68 CFPF6,976	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$98.53 CFPF10,464	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+80.8%
Average			-1.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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