Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 2.8 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$2.36
CFPF263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$6.67
CFPF744
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$4.09
CFPF456
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$8.02
CFPF894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$1.66
CFPF185
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$3.06
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$2.98
CFPF332
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$2.82
CFPF314
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$1.51
CFPF169
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$1.36
CFPF151
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$4.99
CFPF557
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
?? |
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$8.29
CFPF924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$5.21
CFPF580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
Laos
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
|
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