Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. New Caledonia
  3. Vietnam
  4. Comparison
XPF
COMPARED TO
VND

Vietnam is 57.4% cheaper than New Caledonia.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Caledonia, you would:
local_dining

pay 79.6% less for restaurants

  New Caledonia help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.22
CFPF2,432
$1.82
₫41,335
-92.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.87
CFPF1,139
$4.03
₫91,488
-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.23
CFPF338
$0.55
₫12,490
-83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.68
CFPF176
$0.33
₫7,559
-80.2%
Average -79.6%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 58.3% less for groceries

  New Caledonia help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.88
CFPF406
$0.75
₫17,071
-80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.66
CFPF802
$7.76
₫176,144
+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
CFPF509
$5.60
₫127,115
+15.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $6.17
CFPF647
$1.25
₫28,340
-79.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $9.35
CFPF980
$1.57
₫35,712
-83.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.90
CFPF199
$1.30
₫29,601
-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $2.73
CFPF286
$0.43
₫9,861
-84.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $3.28
CFPF344
$0.71
₫16,214
-78.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.60
CFPF272
$0.38
₫8,668
-85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.85
CFPF194
$0.55
₫12,407
-70.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.29
CFPF135
$0.45
₫10,167
-65.2%
Average -58.3%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 32.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.16
CFPF541
$3.32
₫75,381
-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass $79.87
CFPF8,368
$7.65
₫173,722
-90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,096.42
CFPF2,734,252
$40,556.96
₫920,805,117
+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.63
CFPF1,428
$5.50
₫124,893
-59.6%
Average -32.5%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 72.3% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $75.63
CFPF7,924
$11.41
₫258,961
-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.21
CFPF112,132
$378.72
₫8,598,392
-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $815.01
CFPF85,393
$269.04
₫6,108,326
-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $173.11
CFPF18,138
$46.96
₫1,066,244
-72.9%
Average -72.3%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 44.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $815.01
CFPF85,393
$137.34
₫3,118,157
-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,533.14
CFPF998,834
$9,034.52
₫205,119,690
-5.2%
Average -44.1%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 77.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.15
CFPF854
$0.99
₫22,450
-87.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.01
CFPF525
$1.70
₫38,494
-66.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $16.79
CFPF1,760
$1.16
₫26,239
-93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $74.71
CFPF7,828
$22.60
₫513,030
-69.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.15
CFPF1,273
$3.61
₫82,024
-70.3%
Average -77.5%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 37.8% less for clothing

  New Caledonia help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $105.37
CFPF11,041
$37.35
₫847,944
-64.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.86
CFPF6,900
$34.24
₫777,342
-48.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.44
CFPF10,523
$105.76
₫2,401,212
+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $153.12
CFPF16,043
$86.06
₫1,953,894
-43.8%
Average -37.8%
New Caledonia vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
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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: March 2021
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