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New Caledonia vs. Oakland Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 4.9% cheaper than Oakland.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 37.9% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in New Caledonia

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Oakland. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Oakland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% less for restaurants

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$19.58 CFPF2,006	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$14.68 CFPF1,505	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93	$2.57 CFPF263	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$1.17 CFPF120	-49.6%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.27	$2.90 CFPF297	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.35	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46	$4.63 CFPF475	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50	$6.47 CFPF663	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.75	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+67.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53	$1.92 CFPF197	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$3.39 CFPF347	+239.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.90	$3.00 CFPF307	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80	$3.77 CFPF387	+34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.83 CFPF187	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55	$1.63 CFPF167	+5.1%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79	$6.29 CFPF645	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.00	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,894.01	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.70	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-35.7%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.33	$51.39 CFPF5,266	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,035.71	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.70	$159.67 CFPF16,364	-16.3%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,738.89	$796.07 CFPF81,584	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,770.00	??
Average			-70.9%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$4.91 CFPF504	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.28	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.50	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+1.3%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Oakland	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.33	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.00	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17	$103.99 CFPF10,658	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.75	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+96.1%
Average			+41.6%

Oakland vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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