Cost of living comparison

Finland

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 33.2% more expensive than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 25.8% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Helsinki, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$19.58 CFPF2,042	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.23	$14.68 CFPF1,532	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.33 €2.91	$2.57 CFPF268	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.40	$1.17 CFPF123	-57.2%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Helsinki	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 €2.26	$2.90 CFPF302	+11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 €4.37	$15.50 CFPF1,617	+209.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 €4.54	$4.63 CFPF483	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 €3.21	$6.47 CFPF675	+76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.74 €5.90	$11.32 CFPF1,181	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$1.92 CFPF201	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.87	$3.39 CFPF353	+238.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.08	$3.00 CFPF313	+142.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.80	$3.77 CFPF394	+83.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.49	$1.83 CFPF191	+224.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$1.63 CFPF170	+105.1%
Average			+109.0%

Helsinki vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Helsinki	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.91 €6.92	$6.29 CFPF657	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.09 €73.53	$87.11 CFPF9,089	+3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,056.70 €32,400.71	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.03 €17.51	$14.59 CFPF1,523	-27.1%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	Helsinki	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.95 €22.69	$51.39 CFPF5,362	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,216.29 €1,063.47	$856.43 CFPF89,358	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$911.76 €797.21	$783.02 CFPF81,699	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.39 €93.90	$159.67 CFPF16,660	+48.7%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Helsinki	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$437.97 €382.94	$796.07 CFPF83,061	+81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,422.45 €11,735.98	??
Average			+81.8%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 €7.40	$10.52 CFPF1,098	+24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20 €4.55	$4.91 CFPF513	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.96 €11.34	$20.36 CFPF2,124	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.02 €43.74	$61.17 CFPF6,383	+22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.85 €17.36	$14.68 CFPF1,532	-26.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

	Helsinki	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.25 €93.78	$115.01 CFPF12,000	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.83 €38.32	$61.99 CFPF6,468	+41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.22 €95.50	$103.99 CFPF10,851	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.09 €120.74	$244.69 CFPF25,531	+77.2%
Average			+30.2%

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