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New Caledonia vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 10.9% more expensive than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 20.9% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Liechtenstein, you would:

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.72	$19.58 CFPF1,995	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.93	$14.68 CFPF1,496	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.65	$2.57 CFPF262	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.31	$1.17 CFPF120	-78.3%
Average			-45.9%

Liechtenstein vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.12	$2.90 CFPF295	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.20	$15.50 CFPF1,579	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.78	$4.63 CFPF472	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.74	$6.47 CFPF659	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF8.96	$11.32 CFPF1,154	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.31	$1.92 CFPF196	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.45	$3.39 CFPF345	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.54	$3.00 CFPF305	+55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.71	$3.77 CFPF385	+75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.96	$1.83 CFPF186	+51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$1.63 CFPF166	+58.6%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.23	$6.29 CFPF641	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.18	$87.11 CFPF8,876	-2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,323.23	$31,076.13 CFPF3,166,433	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.34	$14.59 CFPF1,487	-71.9%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.38	$51.39 CFPF5,236	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,134.23	$856.43 CFPF87,264	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,061.83	$783.02 CFPF79,784	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF107.84	$159.67 CFPF16,270	+17.8%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF248.87	$796.07 CFPF81,114	+154.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,193.57	??
Average			+154.5%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.31	$10.52 CFPF1,072	+57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.07	$4.91 CFPF501	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF9.95	$20.36 CFPF2,074	+62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF80.52	$61.17 CFPF6,233	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.58	$14.68 CFPF1,496	-37.1%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF104.52	$115.01 CFPF11,718	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.31	$61.99 CFPF6,316	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF142.68	$103.99 CFPF10,596	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF182.50	$244.69 CFPF24,933	+6.7%
Average			-7.8%

Liechtenstein vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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