Cost of living comparison

Tonga

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 78.8% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Noumea
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 13.4 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 5.8 times more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Noumea are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 51.0% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$20.64 CFPF2,210	+148.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.97 CFPF211	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.25 CFPF134	-49.1%
Average			+51.0%

Nuku'alofa vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$3.47 CFPF372	+234.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$14.86 CFPF1,591	+230.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$4.55 CFPF487	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$6.20 CFPF664	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$12.77 CFPF1,367	+378.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.13 CFPF228	+69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$3.25 CFPF347	+158.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$2.77 CFPF296	+109.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$3.62 CFPF387	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$2.50 CFPF267	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.70 CFPF182	+42.7%
Average			+102.8%

Nuku'alofa vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$6.03 CFPF646	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+460.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$15.82 CFPF1,694	-15.4%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$48.79 CFPF5,224	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$774.13 CFPF82,877
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$153.08 CFPF16,388	+7.1%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 13.4 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+375.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$9,383.38 CFPF1M	+3665.5%
Average			+1238.3%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$9.38 CFPF1,005	+182.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.57 CFPF490	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$19.52 CFPF2,090	+91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$49.26 CFPF5,274	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	-66.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 5.8 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$109.47 CFPF11,720	+653.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$65.68 CFPF7,032	+272.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$98.53 CFPF10,548	+374.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$250.22 CFPF26,789	+760.7%
Average			+481.6%

Nuku'alofa vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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