Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 63.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.36
CFPF261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.94
CFPF104
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$6.67
CFPF739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$8.02
CFPF889
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.66
CFPF184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$3.06
CFPF339
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$2.98
CFPF330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$2.82
CFPF313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$1.51
CFPF168
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$1.36
CFPF151
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$4.99
CFPF553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$8.29
CFPF919
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$5.21
CFPF577
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
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