Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 65.8% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 47.0% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Noumea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Noumea are more expensive than in Riga. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Riga	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.13	$19.58 CFPF2,017	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.76 €7.56	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.61	$2.57 CFPF265	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.12	$1.17 CFPF121	-9.8%
Average			+26.8%

Riga vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Riga	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 €1.50	$2.90 CFPF298	+67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 €5.36	$15.50 CFPF1,597	+149.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 €4.36	$4.63 CFPF477	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 €2.73	$6.47 CFPF667	+104.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 €3.08	$11.32 CFPF1,166	+216.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$1.92 CFPF198	+132.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$3.39 CFPF349	+292.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$3.00 CFPF309	+155.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.35	$3.77 CFPF389	+142.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.42	$1.83 CFPF188	+275.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.47	$1.63 CFPF168	+198.0%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Riga	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.97 €6.02	$6.29 CFPF648	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.25	$87.11 CFPF8,974	+148.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,747.33 €26,545.21	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.16 €8.77	$14.59 CFPF1,503	+43.6%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Riga	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.30 €17.53	$51.39 CFPF5,294	+153.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$611.66 €528.06	$856.43 CFPF88,232	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.09 €366.99	$783.02 CFPF80,669	+84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.02 €227.07	$159.67 CFPF16,450	-39.3%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

	Riga	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$541.40 €467.41	$796.07 CFPF82,014	+47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,927.67 €14,614.24	??
Average			+47.0%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$10.52 CFPF1,084	+80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 €3.07	$4.91 CFPF506	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.04	$20.36 CFPF2,097	+248.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.50 €45.33	$61.17 CFPF6,302	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.08	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+25.7%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Riga	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.14 €74.37	$115.01 CFPF11,848	+33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.66 €39.42	$61.99 CFPF6,386	+35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.70 €73.99	$103.99 CFPF10,714	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.33 €117.70	$244.69 CFPF25,209	+79.5%
Average			+42.5%

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