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Sacramento vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 20.0% more expensive than New Caledonia overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% more in Sacramento
Groceries
pay 12.2% less in Sacramento
Transportation
pay 9.5% more in Sacramento
Housing
pay 91.7% more in Sacramento
Childcare
pay 82.2% more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.7% less in Sacramento
Clothing
pay 29.4% less in Sacramento

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Sacramento are more expensive than in New Caledonia. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sacramento. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Sacramento.

Sacramento vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sacramento instead of New Caledonia, you would:

pay 12.2% more for restaurants

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.58
CFPF2,006
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.68
CFPF1,505
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
CFPF263
$2.53
 

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Bread
1 loaf
$2.90
CFPF297
$4.54
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.50
CFPF1,588
$8.13
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
CFPF475
$4.45
 

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.29
CFPF645
$4.75
 
Monthly public transit pass $87.11
CFPF8,927
$100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,076.13
CFPF3,184,789
$36,753.89
 

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pay 91.7% more for housing

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.39
CFPF5,266
$74.65
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $856.43
CFPF87,770
$2,061.79
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $783.02
CFPF80,247
$1,652.79
 

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pay 82.2% more for childcare

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $796.07
CFPF81,584
$1,450.83
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $27,750.00
 

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.52
CFPF1,078
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.91
CFPF504
$5.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$20.36
CFPF2,086
$12.25
 

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

 
New Caledonia
Sacramento
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$115.01
CFPF11,786
$58.75
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.99
CFPF6,353
$54.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.99
CFPF10,658
$93.07
 

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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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