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New Caledonia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 19.0% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 13.6% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 43.6% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 66.3% more for restaurants

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+111.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+89.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.57 CFPF263	+63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$1.17 CFPF120	+1.5%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$2.90 CFPF297	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$4.63 CFPF475	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$6.47 CFPF663	+99.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+124.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.92 CFPF197	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$3.39 CFPF347	+148.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$3.00 CFPF307	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$3.77 CFPF387	+218.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.83 CFPF187	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.63 CFPF167	+66.9%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$6.29 CFPF645	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$87.11 CFPF8,927	-6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-77.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$14.59 CFPF1,496	+49.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 13.6% less for housing

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$159.67 CFPF16,364	+37.3%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$796.07 CFPF81,584	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	??
Average			-36.5%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$4.91 CFPF504	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$61.17 CFPF6,269	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+26.6%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 43.6% more for clothing

	Singapore	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+93.9%
Average			+43.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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