Cost of living comparison

Nepal

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 5.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 6.3 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 5.8 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Noumea
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 9.9 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Noumea are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.3 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR272.52	$19.58 CFPF2,075	+1011.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR981.09	$14.68 CFPF1,556	+131.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR83.85	$2.57 CFPF272	+374.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR26.33	$1.17 CFPF125	+590.0%
Average			+526.6%

Kathmandu vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR84.83	$2.90 CFPF307	+428.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR695.22	$15.50 CFPF1,643	+244.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR488.19	$4.63 CFPF491	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR273.42	$6.47 CFPF686	+266.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR216.90	$11.32 CFPF1,200	+707.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR150.59	$1.92 CFPF204	+97.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR70.08	$3.39 CFPF359	+647.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR83.96	$3.00 CFPF318	+452.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR46.50	$3.77 CFPF400	+1155.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR33.82	$1.83 CFPF194	+736.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR45.09	$1.63 CFPF173	+458.3%
Average			+476.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR706.83	$6.29 CFPF667	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,635.15	$87.11 CFPF9,234	+724.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR5M	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR2,071.19	$14.59 CFPF1,547	+9.0%
Average			+192.2%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,275.91	$51.39 CFPF5,447	+522.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR27,838.50	$856.43 CFPF90,787	+375.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR14,526.75	$783.02 CFPF83,005	+733.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,699.12	$159.67 CFPF16,927	+567.6%
Average			+550.0%

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pay 9.9 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR12,417.64	$796.07 CFPF84,389	+891.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR477K	??
Average			+891.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR403.34	$10.52 CFPF1,115	+303.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR275.96	$4.91 CFPF521	+175.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR436.04	$20.36 CFPF2,158	+622.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,375.11	$61.17 CFPF6,485	+180.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR490.54	$14.68 CFPF1,556	+362.9%
Average			+328.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,542.82	$115.01 CFPF12,191	+402.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR4,118.15	$61.99 CFPF6,571	+132.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,798.65	$103.99 CFPF11,024	+82.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,654.89	$244.69 CFPF25,939	+569.3%
Average			+296.8%

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