Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 5.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$18.43
CFPF2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$11.06
CFPF1,233
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$2.36
CFPF263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$4.09
CFPF457
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$6.19
CFPF691
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.02
CFPF895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.66
CFPF185
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$3.06
CFPF342
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$2.98
CFPF332
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$2.82
CFPF315
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$1.51
CFPF169
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$1.36
CFPF152
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$4.99
CFPF557
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.27
CFPF8,398
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,984,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.44
CFPF1,611
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$50.67
CFPF5,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$792.35
CFPF88,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$672.58
CFPF75,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$161.01
CFPF17,962
|
|
pay 24.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$749.36
CFPF83,599
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
?? | |
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$8.29
CFPF925
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$5.21
CFPF581
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$17.97
CFPF2,004
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$49.52
CFPF5,525
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$11.75
CFPF1,311
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Chad
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$96.74
CFPF10,793
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$67.56
CFPF7,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$85.22
CFPF9,508
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$142.81
CFPF15,932
|
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