Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 12.5% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$2.36
CFPF263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$6.67
CFPF744
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$4.09
CFPF456
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$8.02
CFPF894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.66
CFPF185
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$3.06
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$2.98
CFPF332
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.82
CFPF314
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.51
CFPF169
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.36
CFPF151
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.99
CFPF557
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$8.29
CFPF924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$5.21
CFPF580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
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