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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 32.1% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 97.6% more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Noumea

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Noumea are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Noumea. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$20.64 CFPF2,193
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$14.08 CFPF1,495
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.97 CFPF209
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.25 CFPF133

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.6% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$3.47 CFPF369	+29.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+383.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$4.55 CFPF483	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$6.20 CFPF659	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+360.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$2.13 CFPF226	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$3.25 CFPF345	+360.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$2.77 CFPF294	+382.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$3.62 CFPF384	+231.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$2.50 CFPF265	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$1.70 CFPF181	+73.5%
Average			+97.6%

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$6.03 CFPF641	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,607.24 CFPF3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+342.0%
Average			+81.9%

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$48.79 CFPF5,182
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$774.13 CFPF82,220	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$153.08 CFPF16,258
Average			-15.3%

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$750.67 CFPF79,728
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,383.38 CFPF997K

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$9.38 CFPF997
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$4.57 CFPF486
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+1178.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.26 CFPF5,232
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+40.8%
Average			+164.4%

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$109.47 CFPF11,627
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$65.68 CFPF6,976	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$98.53 CFPF10,464
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$250.22 CFPF26,576
Average			-12.4%

Port-au-prince vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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