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New Caledonia vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 71.8% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 50.8% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 54.0% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 72.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,880.19	$19.58 CFPF1,995	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,761.82	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC999.88	$2.57 CFPF262	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC785.08	$1.17 CFPF120	-25.3%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,268.71	$2.90 CFPF295	+14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,248.44	$15.50 CFPF1,579	+244.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,757.90	$4.63 CFPF472	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,396.26	$6.47 CFPF659	+131.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,911.70	$11.32 CFPF1,154	+195.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC890.98	$1.92 CFPF196	+7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.17	$3.39 CFPF345	+450.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC822.85	$3.00 CFPF305	+81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC620.36	$3.77 CFPF385	+203.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC638.23	$1.83 CFPF186	+43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC549.69	$1.63 CFPF166	+47.9%
Average			+125.6%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,732.00	$6.29 CFPF641	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,265.20	$87.11 CFPF8,876	+59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,203,023.60	$31,076.13 CFPF3,166,433	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,831.07	$14.59 CFPF1,487	-6.9%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,560.84	$51.39 CFPF5,236	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC402,209.21	$856.43 CFPF87,264	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC277,647.24	$783.02 CFPF79,784	+40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,751.02	$159.67 CFPF16,270	+151.2%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 54.0% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC258,267.06	$796.07 CFPF81,114	+54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,771,377.42	??
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,291.85	$10.52 CFPF1,072	+306.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,917.34	$4.91 CFPF501	+28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,347.22	$20.36 CFPF2,074	+333.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,308.50	$61.17 CFPF6,233	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,548.62	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+61.2%
Average			+146.7%

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pay 72.6% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC29,077.08	$115.01 CFPF11,718	+97.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,327.31	$61.99 CFPF6,316	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,335.50	$103.99 CFPF10,596	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,653.65	$244.69 CFPF24,933	+162.0%
Average			+72.6%

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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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