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New Caledonia vs. France Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 25.8% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.9% less in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 82.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 1.2% less in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 21.0% more in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 3.0% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.4% more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 39.7% more in New Caledonia

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

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New Caledonia vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.9% less for restaurants

 
France
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.40
€14.92
$19.58
CFPF2,003
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.58
€10.79
$14.68
CFPF1,502
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.85
€2.45
$2.57
CFPF263
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pay 82.9% more for groceries

 
France
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.00
€1.71
$2.90
CFPF296
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.90
€8.48
$15.50
CFPF1,586
Milk (1 gallon) $5.07
€4.35
$4.63
CFPF474
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pay 1.2% less for transportation

 
France
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.83
€6.72
$6.29
CFPF644
Monthly public transit pass $55.31
€47.42
$87.11
CFPF8,913
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,101.00
€30,095.14
$31,076.13
CFPF3M
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pay 21.0% more for housing

 
France
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.49
€27.85
$51.39
CFPF5,257
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $812.51
€696.63
$856.43
CFPF87,624
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.67
€567.31
$783.02
CFPF80,114
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pay 3.0% more for childcare

 
France
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $772.72
€662.52
$796.07
CFPF81,449
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,376.63
€8,896.79
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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
€6.00
$10.52
CFPF1,077
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
€3.06
$4.91
CFPF503
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.51
€11.58
$20.36
CFPF2,083
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pay 39.7% more for clothing

 
France
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.54
€81.91
$115.01
CFPF11,767
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.45
€35.54
$61.99
CFPF6,342
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.85
€85.61
$103.99
CFPF10,640
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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: June 2026

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