Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 48.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$18.43
CFPF2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$11.06
CFPF1,215
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$2.36
CFPF259
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.94
CFPF103
|
|
pay 98.8% more for groceries
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.21
CFPF243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$6.67
CFPF733
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$4.09
CFPF450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$6.19
CFPF681
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$8.02
CFPF882
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.66
CFPF183
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$3.06
CFPF336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$2.98
CFPF327
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$2.82
CFPF310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.51
CFPF166
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.36
CFPF149
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$4.99
CFPF549
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$75.27
CFPF8,272
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,939,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$14.44
CFPF1,587
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$50.67
CFPF5,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$792.35
CFPF87,078
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$672.58
CFPF73,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$161.01
CFPF17,695
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$749.36
CFPF82,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$8.29
CFPF911
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$5.21
CFPF572
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$17.97
CFPF1,974
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$49.52
CFPF5,442
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$11.75
CFPF1,291
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$96.74
CFPF10,632
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$67.56
CFPF7,425
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$85.22
CFPF9,366
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$142.81
CFPF15,694
|
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