Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 16.7% more expensive than Florida.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Florida, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.36
CFPF263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$6.67
CFPF744
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$4.09
CFPF456
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$8.02
CFPF894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.66
CFPF185
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$3.06
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$2.98
CFPF332
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.82
CFPF314
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$1.51
CFPF169
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.36
CFPF151
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.99
CFPF557
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$8.29
CFPF924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$5.21
CFPF580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Florida
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
|
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