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New Caledonia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 97.1% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 85.0% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 59.1% more in New Caledonia

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and clothing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.57 CFPF263	+48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.17 CFPF120	-9.9%
Average			+46.3%

Mexico City vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.90 CFPF297	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+207.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.63 CFPF475	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$6.47 CFPF663	+148.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+197.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.92 CFPF197	+40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$3.39 CFPF347	+323.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$3.00 CFPF307	+207.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$3.77 CFPF387	+316.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.83 CFPF187	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.63 CFPF167	+63.7%
Average			+143.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$6.29 CFPF645	+22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+345.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$14.59 CFPF1,496	+229.8%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$783.02 CFPF80,247	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+327.4%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	??
Average			+85.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+223.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.91 CFPF504	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+368.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+125.4%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 59.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+88.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+120.6%
Average			+59.1%

Mexico City 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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