Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

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New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 26.4% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 42.6% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in New Caledonia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$37.54 CHF29.98	$19.58 CFPF2,028	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.99	$14.68 CFPF1,521	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.40 CHF4.31	$2.57 CFPF266	-52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.78 CHF3.82	$1.17 CFPF122	-75.5%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.13	$2.90 CFPF300	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CHF10.86	$15.50 CFPF1,605	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CHF6.94	$4.63 CFPF480	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.79 CHF6.22	$6.47 CFPF670	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.46 CHF12.35	$11.32 CFPF1,173	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 CHF1.30	$1.92 CFPF199	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 CHF0.91	$3.39 CFPF351	+195.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 CHF1.12	$3.00 CFPF310	+112.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 CHF2.38	$3.77 CFPF391	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 CHF0.98	$1.83 CFPF189	+49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 CHF0.90	$1.63 CFPF169	+44.5%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.61 CHF6.88	$6.29 CFPF652	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.59 CHF69.96	$87.11 CFPF9,023	-0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,166.99 CHF32,882.55	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.80 CHF31.79	$14.59 CFPF1,512	-63.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.30 CHF50.56	$51.39 CFPF5,323	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,499.71 CHF1,996.67	$856.43 CFPF88,711	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,098.75 CHF1,676.40	$783.02 CFPF81,107	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.38 CHF166.44	$159.67 CFPF16,539	-23.4%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,503.57 CHF2,798.51	$796.07 CFPF82,459	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,834.51 CHF27,025.65	??
Average			-77.3%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.01 CHF8.00	$10.52 CFPF1,090	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.02 CHF4.81	$4.91 CFPF509	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.26 CHF9.00	$20.36 CFPF2,109	+80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.08 CHF67.16	$61.17 CFPF6,336	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.03 CHF19.99	$14.68 CFPF1,521	-41.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Geneva	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$141.88 CHF113.33	$115.01 CFPF11,913	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.50 CHF65.10	$61.99 CFPF6,421	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$170.05 CHF135.83	$103.99 CFPF10,772	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$221.63 CHF177.03	$244.69 CFPF25,346	+10.4%
Average			-17.8%

Geneva vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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