Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 82.3% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
$2.27
CFPF251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
$1.20
CFPF133
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
$1.68
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$6.49
CFPF719
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
$4.09
CFPF453
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
$5.48
CFPF607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$7.82
CFPF866
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
$1.76
CFPF195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$3.08
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$2.40
CFPF266
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
$2.92
CFPF324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
$1.61
CFPF178
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
$1.37
CFPF152
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
$5.77
CFPF639
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
$58.54
CFPF6,481
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,064,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
$13.53
CFPF1,498
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
$51.91
CFPF5,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
$716.96
CFPF79,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
$635.28
CFPF70,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
$163.09
CFPF18,056
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$738.14
CFPF81,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
$9.08
CFPF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
$4.72
CFPF522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
$18.15
CFPF2,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
$53.32
CFPF5,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$11.80
CFPF1,306
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$99.83
CFPF11,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$66.55
CFPF7,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$93.02
CFPF10,299
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$204.20
CFPF22,607
|
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