New Caledonia vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.0 times more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.1% more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 1.4% more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 20.3% more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 10.9% less in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 5.3 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.4% more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 25.1% more for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.75
 
$19.58
CFPF2,006
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
 
$14.68
CFPF1,505
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
$2.57
CFPF263

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
 
$2.90
CFPF297
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.57
 
$15.50
CFPF1,588
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
$4.63
CFPF475

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
$6.29
CFPF645
Monthly public transit pass ?? $87.11
CFPF8,927
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
 
$31,076.13
CFPF3,184,789

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pay 10.9% less for housing

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$51.39
CFPF5,266
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $766.67
 
$856.43
CFPF87,770
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.33
 
$783.02
CFPF80,247

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
$796.07
CFPF81,584
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,570.00
 
??

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pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
 
$10.52
CFPF1,078
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.06
 
$4.91
CFPF504
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $20.36
CFPF2,086

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
 
$115.01
CFPF11,786
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$61.99
CFPF6,353
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.00
 
$103.99
CFPF10,658

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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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