Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.6% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Italy instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,062
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,237
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF264
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF747
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF458
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF693
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF898
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF186
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF343
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF333
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF316
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF170
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF152
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF559
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,424
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,993,544
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,671
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,678
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF75,273
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF18,020
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,866
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF928
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF583
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,011
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,542
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,827
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,562
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,538
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,983
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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