Cost of living comparison

Palau

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 24.5% more expensive than Palau overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 12.3% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in New Caledonia

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

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New Caledonia vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Palau	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.50	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37	$1.97 CFPF209	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07	$1.25 CFPF133	+17.3%
Average			+43.8%

Palau vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Palau	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$3.47 CFPF369	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+197.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.97	$4.55 CFPF483	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.45	$6.20 CFPF659	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+102.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40	$2.13 CFPF226	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$3.25 CFPF345	+224.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$2.77 CFPF294	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$7.50	$3.62 CFPF384	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$2.50 CFPF265	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.70 CFPF181	+13.5%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Palau	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34	$6.03 CFPF641	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,500.00	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+86.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.82 CFPF1,680
Average			+20.0%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Palau	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$199.00	$48.79 CFPF5,182	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.00	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.00	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$153.08 CFPF16,258
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Palau	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+200.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,383.38 CFPF997K
Average			+200.3%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Palau	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$9.38 CFPF997	+525.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08	$4.57 CFPF486	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.00	$49.26 CFPF5,232	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.08 CFPF1,495
Average			+48.1%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Palau	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$195.00	$98.53 CFPF10,464	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$195.00	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+28.3%
Average			-4.2%

Palau vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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