Cost of living comparison

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New Caledonia vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 40.9% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 13.5% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 25.3% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 63.6% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and housing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in New Zealand. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.10	$19.58 CFPF1,995	+35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.87	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.66	$2.57 CFPF262	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.50	$1.17 CFPF120	-41.7%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.02	$2.90 CFPF295	+66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.74	$15.50 CFPF1,579	+299.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.01	$4.63 CFPF472	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.35	$6.47 CFPF659	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.96	$11.32 CFPF1,154	+182.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.05	$1.92 CFPF196	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.65	$3.39 CFPF345	+255.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.25	$3.00 CFPF305	+131.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.66	$3.77 CFPF385	+78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.48	$1.83 CFPF186	+115.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.38	$1.63 CFPF166	+104.2%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.56	$6.29 CFPF641	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$129.46	$87.11 CFPF8,876	+16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	$31,076.13 CFPF3,166,433	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$30.94	$14.59 CFPF1,487	-18.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$86.86	$51.39 CFPF5,236	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	$856.43 CFPF87,264	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	$783.02 CFPF79,784	-3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$166.20	$159.67 CFPF16,270	+66.9%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 25.3% more for childcare

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	$796.07 CFPF81,114	+25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	??
Average			+25.3%

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.50	$10.52 CFPF1,072	+74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.82	$4.91 CFPF501	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.17	$20.36 CFPF2,074	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.53	$61.17 CFPF6,233	+62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.62	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+37.0%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 63.6% more for clothing

	New Zealand	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$113.31	$115.01 CFPF11,718	+76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.16	$61.99 CFPF6,316	+58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$156.84	$103.99 CFPF10,596	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$207.49	$244.69 CFPF24,933	+104.9%
Average			+63.6%

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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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