Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 2.2 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.36
CFPF261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.94
CFPF104
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$6.67
CFPF739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$8.02
CFPF889
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$3.06
CFPF339
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$2.98
CFPF330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$2.82
CFPF313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.51
CFPF168
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.36
CFPF151
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.99
CFPF553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
?? |
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$8.29
CFPF919
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$5.21
CFPF577
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Mali
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
|
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