Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 51.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,063
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,238
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF264
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF248
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF747
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF458
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF694
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF898
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF186
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF343
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF333
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF316
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF170
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF152
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF559
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,428
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,994,768
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,674
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,714
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF75,304
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF18,027
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,900
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF928
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF583
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,012
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,545
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,831
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,565
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,542
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,989
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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