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New Caledonia vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 28.9% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.7% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 75.0% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 1.1% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 23.4% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 46.7% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 91.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.79	$19.58 CFPF1,983	+147.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.23	$14.68 CFPF1,487	+128.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.86	$2.57 CFPF260	+85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.69	$1.17 CFPF119	+5.6%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 75.0% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.12	$2.90 CFPF293	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.24	$15.50 CFPF1,570	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.82	$4.63 CFPF469	-60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.48	$6.47 CFPF655	+84.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.91	$11.32 CFPF1,147	+133.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.24	$1.92 CFPF195	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$3.39 CFPF343	+211.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.68	$3.00 CFPF304	+84.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.83	$3.77 CFPF382	+172.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.59	$1.83 CFPF185	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.28	$1.63 CFPF165	+53.7%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.99	$6.29 CFPF638	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.46	$87.11 CFPF8,823	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$301K	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.53	$14.59 CFPF1,478	+0.5%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.43	$51.39 CFPF5,205	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,361.21	$856.43 CFPF86,745	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,193.11	$783.02 CFPF79,310	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,387.47	$159.67 CFPF16,173	-10.1%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 23.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,117.41	$796.07 CFPF80,632	-23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??
Average			-23.4%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.67	$10.52 CFPF1,066	+62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.88	$4.91 CFPF498	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.48	$20.36 CFPF2,062	+55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$618.80	$61.17 CFPF6,196	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.47	$14.68 CFPF1,487	+14.2%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 46.7% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$578.85	$115.01 CFPF11,649	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.64	$61.99 CFPF6,279	+47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$718.84	$103.99 CFPF10,533	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.04	$244.69 CFPF24,784	+71.4%
Average			+46.7%

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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: February 2026

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