Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 8.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,025
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,215
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF259
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF103
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF243
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF733
|
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF450
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF681
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF882
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF183
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF336
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF327
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF310
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF166
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF149
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF549
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,272
|
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,939,549
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,587
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,569
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,078
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF73,915
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,695
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,353
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF911
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF572
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,974
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,442
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,291
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,632
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,425
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,366
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,694
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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