Cost of living comparison

New Caledonia

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Noumea Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 42.9% cheaper than Noumea.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% less in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 73.0% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Chisinau

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Noumea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Noumea, you would:

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pay 40.9% less for restaurants

	Noumea	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.64 CFPF2,200	$11.22 MDL200.58	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.08 CFPF1,500	$8.70 MDL155.45	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 CFPF210	$1.21 MDL21.60	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CFPF133	$0.89 MDL15.92	-28.8%
Average			-40.9%

Noumea vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.0% less for groceries

	Noumea	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$3.47 CFPF370	$0.71 MDL12.71	-79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.86 CFPF1,583	$4.89 MDL87.39	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 CFPF484	$4.73 MDL84.61	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.20 CFPF661	$2.79 MDL49.81	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.77 CFPF1,361	$2.36 MDL42.13	-81.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 CFPF227	$0.44 MDL7.83	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.25 CFPF346	$0.87 MDL15.60	-73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 CFPF295	$0.94 MDL16.79	-66.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.62 CFPF385	$1.01 MDL17.97	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.50 CFPF266	$0.31 MDL5.58	-87.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.70 CFPF181	$0.25 MDL4.40	-85.6%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Noumea	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 CFPF643	$6.44 MDL115.06	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL241.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.82 CFPF1,686	$4.94 MDL88.26	-68.8%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Noumea	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.79 CFPF5,199	$10.59 MDL189.39	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$750.67 CFPF79,985	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.13 CFPF82,484	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.08 CFPF16,311	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+21.4%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Noumea	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$750.67 CFPF79,985	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,383.38 CFPF1000K	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-37.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Noumea	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CFPF1,000	$2.24 MDL40.12	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.57 CFPF487	$2.16 MDL38.67	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.52 CFPF2,080	$3.42 MDL61.18	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.26 CFPF5,249	$41.67 MDL745.01	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.08 CFPF1,500	$8.41 MDL150.43	-40.2%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Noumea	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.47 CFPF11,664	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.68 CFPF6,999	$47.07 MDL841.43	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.53 CFPF10,498	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$250.22 CFPF26,662	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	-53.8%
Average			-27.3%

Noumea vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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