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Noumea vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 25.5% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Noumea
Clothing: pay 58.9% more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$20.64 CFPF2,210	+114.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.97 CFPF211	+109.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.25 CFPF134	+199.8%
Average			+104.6%

Doha vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Doha	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$3.47 CFPF372	+150.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$14.86 CFPF1,591	+164.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$4.55 CFPF487	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$6.20 CFPF664	+81.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$12.77 CFPF1,367	+259.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$2.13 CFPF228	+110.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$3.25 CFPF347	+293.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$2.77 CFPF296	+293.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$3.62 CFPF387	+548.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$2.50 CFPF267	+473.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$1.70 CFPF182	+282.4%
Average			+188.2%

Doha vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Doha	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$6.03 CFPF646	+182.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$15.82 CFPF1,694	-14.0%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Doha	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$48.79 CFPF5,224	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$750.67 CFPF80,366	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$774.13 CFPF82,877	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$153.08 CFPF16,388	+134.6%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Doha	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$9,383.38 CFPF1M	-2.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$9.38 CFPF1,005	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$4.57 CFPF490	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$19.52 CFPF2,090	+202.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$49.26 CFPF5,274	-60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+14.0%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 58.9% more for clothing

	Doha	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$109.47 CFPF11,720	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$65.68 CFPF7,032	+21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$98.53 CFPF10,548	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$250.22 CFPF26,789	+193.1%
Average			+58.9%

Doha vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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