Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 47.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$18.43
CFPF2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$11.06
CFPF1,238
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.36
CFPF264
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.21
CFPF248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$6.67
CFPF747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$4.09
CFPF458
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$6.19
CFPF694
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$8.02
CFPF898
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.66
CFPF186
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$3.06
CFPF343
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$2.98
CFPF333
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.82
CFPF316
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.51
CFPF170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.36
CFPF152
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$4.99
CFPF559
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$75.27
CFPF8,428
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,994,768
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$50.67
CFPF5,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$792.35
CFPF88,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$672.58
CFPF75,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$161.01
CFPF18,027
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$749.36
CFPF83,900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
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pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$8.29
CFPF928
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$5.21
CFPF583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$17.97
CFPF2,012
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$49.52
CFPF5,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Germany
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$96.74
CFPF10,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$67.56
CFPF7,565
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$85.22
CFPF9,542
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$142.81
CFPF15,989
|
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