Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 20.9% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 13.0% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 41.9% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 50.3% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Malta. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

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New Caledonia vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Malta	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.59 €15.66	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.93 €10.62	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.97 CFPF209	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 €1.45	$1.25 CFPF133	-23.5%
Average			+9.1%

Malta vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Malta	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.13	$3.47 CFPF369	+172.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 €4.10	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+222.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 €4.42	$4.55 CFPF483	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$6.20 CFPF659	+68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 €3.98	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+185.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$2.13 CFPF226	+38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$3.25 CFPF345	+189.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.27	$2.77 CFPF294	+94.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.28	$3.62 CFPF384	+152.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$2.50 CFPF265	+176.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.70 CFPF181	+74.5%
Average			+110.9%

Malta vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Malta	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$6.03 CFPF641	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.91 €30.18	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.36 €19.01	$15.82 CFPF1,680	-25.9%
Average			+1.3%

Malta vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Malta	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.05 €28.52	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$956.81 €851.60	$774.13 CFPF82,220	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.40 €70.66	$153.08 CFPF16,258	+92.8%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 41.9% more for childcare

	Malta	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$319.34 €284.22	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+135.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-14.3%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malta	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 €3.40	$9.38 CFPF997	+145.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 €2.36	$4.57 CFPF486	+72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.40 €5.69	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+205.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.65 €58.43	$49.26 CFPF5,232	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.37 €9.23	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+35.7%
Average			+49.9%

Malta vs. New Caledonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.3% more for clothing

	Malta	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.72 €64.73	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.01 €43.62	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.91 €85.36	$98.53 CFPF10,464	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.59 €90.42	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+146.3%
Average			+50.3%

Malta vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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