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New Caledonia vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 12.0% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 19.5% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$2.57 CFPF263	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$1.17 CFPF120	-47.5%
Average			+5.3%

Canberra vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.90 CFPF297	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+210.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$4.63 CFPF475	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$6.47 CFPF663	+50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+171.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.92 CFPF197	+30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$3.39 CFPF347	+151.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$3.00 CFPF307	+124.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$3.77 CFPF387	+103.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.83 CFPF187	+80.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.63 CFPF167	+56.3%
Average			+88.2%

Canberra vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$6.29 CFPF645	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$87.11 CFPF8,927	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-22.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$51.39 CFPF5,266	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+0.4%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$796.07 CFPF81,584	-54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	??
Average			-54.6%

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$4.91 CFPF504	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$20.36 CFPF2,086	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+12.3%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$103.99 CFPF10,658	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+106.7%
Average			+47.6%

Canberra 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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