Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 91.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 24.2% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 84.6% more in New Caledonia

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

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New Caledonia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+416.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+116.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.97 CFPF209	+225.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.25 CFPF133	+90.4%
Average			+229.1%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$3.47 CFPF369	+191.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+302.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$4.55 CFPF483	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$6.20 CFPF659	+250.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+178.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$2.13 CFPF226	-12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$3.25 CFPF345	+989.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$2.77 CFPF294	+180.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$3.62 CFPF384	+1073.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$2.50 CFPF265	+1035.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.70 CFPF181	+249.1%
Average			+265.9%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.03 CFPF641	+71.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+348.8%
Average			+27.3%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$48.79 CFPF5,182	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$153.08 CFPF16,258	-2.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+450.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-68.9%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$9.38 CFPF997	+1072.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$4.57 CFPF486	+397.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+144.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+275.3%
Average			+252.8%

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pay 84.6% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+230.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$65.68 CFPF6,976	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$98.53 CFPF10,464	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+202.6%
Average			+84.6%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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