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New Caledonia vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 36.6% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 5.5% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.7% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 39.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.55	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.69	$2.57 CFPF263	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.88	$1.17 CFPF120	-46.4%
Average			-7.6%

Madrid vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.47	$2.90 CFPF297	+69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.22	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+113.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.96	$4.63 CFPF475	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.88	$6.47 CFPF663	+92.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.48	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+179.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.01	$1.92 CFPF197	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$3.39 CFPF347	+231.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$3.00 CFPF307	+151.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.08	$3.77 CFPF387	+199.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.83 CFPF187	+94.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$1.63 CFPF167	+61.2%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.08	$6.29 CFPF645	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.37	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,100.05	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.94	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-10.1%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.66	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,323.41	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €960.85	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.07	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+3.8%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €578.15	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,267.39	??
Average			+18.3%

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pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.86	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+134.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.75	$4.91 CFPF504	+53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.02	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+190.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.85	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+25.7%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 39.6% more for clothing

	Madrid	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €84.92	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.44	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.31	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €107.73	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+95.1%
Average			+39.6%

Madrid 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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