Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.8 times more expensive than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,056
|
$41.23
€38.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,233
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF263
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
$10.72
€10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF457
|
$8.50
€7.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF691
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF895
|
$6.64
€6.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF185
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF342
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF332
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF315
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF169
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF152
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF557
|
$8.27
€7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,398
|
$38.21
€35.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,984,028
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,611
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,653
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,396
|
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF75,034
|
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,962
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,599
|
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF925
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF581
|
$4.42
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,004
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,525
|
$604.70
€565.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,311
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,793
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,538
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,508
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,932
|
$481.56
€450.20
|
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