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New Caledonia vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 19.8% more expensive than Guam overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 44.1% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.4% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 50.7% more in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Guam.

New Caledonia vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% more for restaurants

	Guam	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.20	$19.58 CFPF1,990	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.85	$14.68 CFPF1,493	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.57 CFPF261	+36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57	$1.17 CFPF119	-25.3%
Average			+8.1%

Guam vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Guam	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$6.09	$2.90 CFPF295	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.85	$15.50 CFPF1,576	+30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.18	$4.63 CFPF471	-64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68	$6.47 CFPF658	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62	$11.32 CFPF1,151	+145.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.92 CFPF196	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34	$3.39 CFPF344	+153.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.16	$3.00 CFPF305	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.40	$3.77 CFPF384	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.97	$1.83 CFPF186	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.63 CFPF166	-19.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Guam	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68	$6.29 CFPF640	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$87.11 CFPF8,857	+45.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,190.00	$31,076.13 CFPF3,159,554	-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.59 CFPF1,484
Average			+11.8%

Guam vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Guam	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.39	$51.39 CFPF5,224	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,732.50	$856.43 CFPF87,074	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,430.50	$783.02 CFPF79,611	-45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.69	$159.67 CFPF16,234	-38.5%
Average			-44.1%

Guam vs. New Caledonia - Cost of housing

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Guam	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.38	$796.07 CFPF80,938	+54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,000.00	??
Average			+54.8%

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pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guam	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32	$10.52 CFPF1,070	+97.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06	$4.91 CFPF500	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.60	$20.36 CFPF2,070	+136.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.00	$61.17 CFPF6,220	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$14.68 CFPF1,493	+10.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 50.7% more for clothing

	Guam	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.33	$115.01 CFPF11,693	+111.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00	$61.99 CFPF6,303	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83	$103.99 CFPF10,573	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.00	$244.69 CFPF24,878	+81.3%
Average			+50.7%

Guam 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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