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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 47.3% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 36.7% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.56	$19.58 CFPF2,075	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.30	$14.68 CFPF1,556	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.69	$2.57 CFPF272	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.77	$1.17 CFPF125	-41.1%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.91	$2.90 CFPF307	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.90	$15.50 CFPF1,643	+133.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €5.14	$4.63 CFPF491	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.53	$6.47 CFPF686	+62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.37	$11.32 CFPF1,200	+129.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.83	$1.92 CFPF204	+104.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$3.39 CFPF359	+321.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$3.00 CFPF318	+201.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$3.77 CFPF400	+136.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$1.83 CFPF194	+192.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.63 CFPF173	+131.5%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.98	$6.29 CFPF667	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €38.39	$87.11 CFPF9,234	+101.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,939.18	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.98 €11.53	$14.59 CFPF1,547	+12.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €36.60	$51.39 CFPF5,447	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €901.85	$856.43 CFPF90,787	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €759.23	$783.02 CFPF83,005	-8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €207.20	$159.67 CFPF16,927	-31.5%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 36.7% more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €517.44	$796.07 CFPF84,389	+36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,710.20	??
Average			+36.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.27	$10.52 CFPF1,115	+186.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.34	$4.91 CFPF521	+86.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.50	$20.36 CFPF2,158	+228.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €45.89	$61.17 CFPF6,485	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.30	$14.68 CFPF1,556	+57.1%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €96.23	$115.01 CFPF12,191	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €41.18	$61.99 CFPF6,571	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €94.67	$103.99 CFPF11,024	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €132.28	$244.69 CFPF25,939	+64.3%
Average			+25.4%

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