Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 95.1% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 71.3% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 52.9% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Suva	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+257.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+86.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.97 CFPF209	+28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$1.25 CFPF133	+63.7%
Average			+137.5%

Suva vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Suva	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$3.47 CFPF369	+530.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+190.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$4.55 CFPF483	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$6.20 CFPF659	+87.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+352.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$2.13 CFPF226	+88.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$3.25 CFPF345	+187.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$2.77 CFPF294	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$3.62 CFPF384	+149.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$2.50 CFPF265	+340.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$1.70 CFPF181	+246.6%
Average			+168.4%

Suva vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Suva	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$6.03 CFPF641	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+256.1%
Average			+40.5%

Suva vs. Noumea - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Suva	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+137.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$153.08 CFPF16,258	+340.3%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 52.9% more for childcare

	Suva	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+231.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-29.4%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$9.38 CFPF997	+164.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$4.57 CFPF486	+56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+99.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+322.4%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Suva	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+228.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$98.53 CFPF10,464	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+309.3%
Average			+136.8%

Suva vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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