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New Caledonia vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 24.5% more expensive than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 22.8% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 2.2% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 48.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP15.02	$19.58 CFPF2,006	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.76	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.24	$2.57 CFPF263	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.40	$1.17 CFPF120	-37.2%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.48	$2.90 CFPF297	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.95	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+194.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.49	$4.63 CFPF475	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.80	$6.47 CFPF663	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP2.98	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+184.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.32	$1.92 CFPF197	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.23	$3.39 CFPF347	+107.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.48	$3.00 CFPF307	+52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.27	$3.77 CFPF387	+122.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.94	$1.83 CFPF187	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.79	$1.63 CFPF167	+54.4%
Average			+73.5%

Gibraltar vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.33	$6.29 CFPF645	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$87.11 CFPF8,927
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,661.10	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP23.02	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-52.5%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP53.06	$51.39 CFPF5,266	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,518.30	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,281.37	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP80.73	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+48.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP583.96	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			+2.2%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP4.00	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+97.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.63	$4.91 CFPF504	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.55	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+329.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP60.06	$61.17 CFPF6,269	-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP10.01	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+9.9%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 48.6% more for clothing

	Gibraltar	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP99.69	$115.01 CFPF11,786	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP33.16	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP73.62	$103.99 CFPF10,658	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP70.08	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+161.8%
Average			+48.6%

Gibraltar 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: December 2025

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