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New Caledonia vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 36.5% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 96.2% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 10.0% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 90.0% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.57 CFPF263	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.17 CFPF120	-24.6%
Average			+11.5%

Ottawa vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.2% more for groceries

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$2.90 CFPF297	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+164.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$4.63 CFPF475	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$6.47 CFPF663	+84.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+97.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.92 CFPF197	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$3.39 CFPF347	+463.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$3.00 CFPF307	+83.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$3.77 CFPF387	+126.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.83 CFPF187	+65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$1.63 CFPF167	+11.6%
Average			+96.2%

Ottawa vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$6.29 CFPF645	+55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$87.11 CFPF8,927	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-1.5%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+34.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	??
Average			+1.0%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$4.91 CFPF504	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+36.0%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 90.0% more for clothing

	Ottawa	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+117.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$103.99 CFPF10,658	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+163.4%
Average			+90.0%

Ottawa vs. New Caledonia - 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: December 2025

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