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New Caledonia vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 15.7% more expensive than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 66.1% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 1.1% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 45.3% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.17 DKK148.63	$19.58 CFPF2,006	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.90 DKK89.16	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.84 DKK24.62	$2.57 CFPF263	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 DKK18.68	$1.17 CFPF120	-59.7%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 66.1% more for groceries

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.26 DKK20.93	$2.90 CFPF297	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 DKK44.27	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.91 DKK50.76	$4.63 CFPF475	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.82 DKK30.94	$6.47 CFPF663	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 DKK33.79	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+114.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 DKK9.23	$1.92 CFPF197	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 DKK9.44	$3.39 CFPF347	+130.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.06	$3.00 CFPF307	+91.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 DKK13.93	$3.77 CFPF387	+73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.18	$1.83 CFPF187	+89.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 DKK5.57	$1.63 CFPF167	+87.4%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 DKK53.93	$6.29 CFPF645	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.74 DKK575.65	$87.11 CFPF8,927	-2.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,140.44 DKK308,816.08	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.64 DKK164.45	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-43.1%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.30 DKK258.54	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.91 DKK6,831.29	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$842.32 DKK5,403.41	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.40 DKK990.44	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+3.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 45.3% more for childcare

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$547.90 DKK3,514.70	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,128.43 DKK58,557.97	??
Average			+45.3%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 DKK52.46	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK39.73	$4.91 CFPF504	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.59 DKK61.53	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+112.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 DKK279.94	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.32 DKK117.51	$14.68 CFPF1,505	-19.9%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Denmark	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.92 DKK666.63	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.34 DKK271.58	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.57 DKK773.44	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$172.17 DKK1,104.45	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+42.1%
Average			+21.4%

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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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