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Noumea vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 5.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 39.1% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Noumea
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Noumea

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

Noumea vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	London	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.83	$19.58 CFPF1,983	-26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.18	$14.68 CFPF1,487	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.32	$2.57 CFPF260	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.43	$1.17 CFPF119	-39.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	London	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.60	$2.90 CFPF293	+34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.11	$15.50 CFPF1,570	+179.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.88	$4.63 CFPF469	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.72	$6.47 CFPF655	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.93	$11.32 CFPF1,147	+186.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.13	$1.92 CFPF195	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$3.39 CFPF343	+305.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$3.00 CFPF304	+108.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.22	$3.77 CFPF382	+130.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.56	$1.83 CFPF185	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.63 CFPF165	+95.7%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	London	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.28	$6.29 CFPF638	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £178.45	$87.11 CFPF8,823	-63.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,041.65	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.56	$14.59 CFPF1,478	-54.0%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 39.1% less for housing

	London	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £31.77	$51.39 CFPF5,205	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,287.24	$856.43 CFPF86,745	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,736.07	$783.02 CFPF79,310	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £189.81	$159.67 CFPF16,173	-37.6%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	London	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,840.46	$796.07 CFPF80,632	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,152.31	??
Average			-67.9%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.44	$10.52 CFPF1,066	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.86	$4.91 CFPF498	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.85	$20.36 CFPF2,062	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.19	$61.17 CFPF6,196	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.87	$14.68 CFPF1,487	-26.8%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	London	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.13	$115.01 CFPF11,649	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.59	$61.99 CFPF6,279	+19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £93.45	$103.99 CFPF10,533	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £119.35	$244.69 CFPF24,784	+52.1%
Average			+13.2%

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