Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 69.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,062
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,237
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF264
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 71.9% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF747
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF458
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF693
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF898
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF186
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF343
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF333
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF316
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF170
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF152
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF559
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,424
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,993,544
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,671
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,678
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF75,273
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF18,020
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,866
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF928
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF583
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,011
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,542
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 77.4% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,827
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,562
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,538
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,983
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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