Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 11.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 19.9% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 60.6% more in Noumea

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Noumea are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Noumea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Planning a move to New Caledonia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Noumea vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	Rome	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$1.97 CFPF209	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.25 CFPF133	-15.5%
Average			+12.2%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Rome	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$3.47 CFPF369	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+100.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$4.55 CFPF483	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$6.20 CFPF659	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+125.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$2.13 CFPF226	+81.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$3.25 CFPF345	+207.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$2.77 CFPF294	+154.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$3.62 CFPF384	+236.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$2.50 CFPF265	+288.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.70 CFPF181	+137.4%
Average			+106.4%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$6.03 CFPF641	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$15.82 CFPF1,680	-21.5%
Average			-18.2%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.9% less for housing

	Rome	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$774.13 CFPF82,220	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$153.08 CFPF16,258	-2.6%
Average			-19.9%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-44.4%
Average			-7.4%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$9.38 CFPF997	+67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$4.57 CFPF486	+121.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+168.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$49.26 CFPF5,232	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+25.7%
Average			+41.5%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 60.6% more for clothing

	Rome	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+80.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$98.53 CFPF10,464	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+103.2%
Average			+60.6%

Rome vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Rome vs. Noumea

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Noumea?

More cost comparisons

Rome vs.

Toronto

Rome vs.

London

Rome vs.

Shanghai

Rome vs.

Sydney

Rome vs.

Bangkok

Rome vs.

Warsaw

Rome vs.

New York City

Rome vs.

Reykjavik

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Italy vs. New Caledonia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Italy and New Caledonia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rome

Add prices for Noumea

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Noumea or Rome. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.